Project Gutenberg 2015-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 88 Hawthorne, Julian 1846 1934 Dust: A Novel Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Shaun Pinder, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Dust: A Novel" by Julian Hawthorne is a historical fiction written in the late 19th century. Set in the time of chaos and change following the end of the 18th century, it paints a vivid picture of societal shifts with a complex backdrop of characters navigating through emerging modernity. The story centers around Mrs. Lockhart and her daughter Marion as they face economic difficulties and decide to rent out their home, leading to encounters with figures from their past and new acquaintances who are pivotal to their future. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to a colorful depiction of a society in transition, where the remnants of social hierarchy collide with the rise of new concerns and realities. The Lockharts' decision to rent out their home sets the stage for new relationships and potential complications in their lives. The dramatic overturn of a coach they had been traveling in sparks incidents that intertwine their fate with a character named Lancaster, while hints of past triumphs and tragedies linger in the air, particularly concerning Major Lockhart, who died at Waterloo. The opening chapters establish the groundwork for themes of love, loss, and societal change that promise to evolve throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 779694 779643 2024-10-20T06:00:44.024367 2023-09-20T15:56:43.291559 text/html text/html 787831 2021-01-25T05:40:07 text/html; charset=utf-8 1494003 2021-01-25T05:40:07 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1521731 2024-10-20T06:00:53.480294 application/epub+zip 1531478 2024-10-20T06:00:45.222372 application/epub+zip 359023 2024-10-20T06:00:44.621341 application/epub+zip 1758020 2024-10-20T06:01:00.312263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1702430 2024-10-20T06:00:52.755306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533369 2022-09-21T17:56:57.471663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 742066 2024-10-20T06:00:42.414378 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 741903 2015-01-23T18:36:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 283502 2015-01-23T18:36:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19124 2024-10-20T06:01:00.468260 application/rdf+xml 14214 2024-10-20T06:00:44.720542 image/jpeg 2369 2024-10-20T06:00:44.670339 image/jpeg 1501232 2024-10-20T06:00:44.132359 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia