Project Gutenberg 2015-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 89 Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret) 1828 1897 Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant Wilson Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant Olyphant, Mrs. Oliphant, M. O. W. (Margaret Oliphant Wilson) Oliphant, Mrs. Margaret Oliphant, Mrs. Wilson, Margaret Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 1 (of 3) Produced by Delphine Lettau, Dianne Nolan and the team at Distributed Proofreaders Canada "Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 1" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work centers around the character Hester, a young girl who navigates the complexities and changes in her familial relationships after returning to England with her mother, Mrs. John Vernon, following a significant downfall. The story explores themes of social status, identity, and the contrasts between characters as they interact in a world of personal and financial upheaval. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to the Vernons, a prominent banking family, detailing their history and the resultant expectations from the family members. Hester's mother, Mrs. John Vernon, returns to the family home from abroad after a time of hardship, and a tension develops when Hester unexpectedly confronts Catherine Vernon — a distant relative who has offered them shelter. Their first encounter is filled with misunderstandings and resentment, highlighting Hester's protective instincts towards her mother, and revealing the complexities inherent in familial bonds. Amidst the backdrop of societal expectations and personal ambitions, the reader is drawn into a narrative that balances individual aspirations and the expectations of others. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Fiction Psychological fiction Young women -- Fiction Love stories Domestic fiction Family-owned business enterprises -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Older women -- Fiction Conflict of generations -- Fiction Women bankers -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 428802 428803 2024-09-20T07:44:12.106400 2023-09-21T04:38:04.211931 text/html text/html 432166 2015-02-08T09:39:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 368443 2015-02-08T09:39:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 402632 2024-09-20T07:44:17.786347 application/epub+zip 407014 2024-09-20T07:44:13.003404 application/epub+zip 235891 2024-09-20T07:44:12.547406 application/epub+zip 529903 2024-09-20T07:44:21.673335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490313 2024-09-20T07:44:17.211343 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319651 2022-09-21T20:15:41.252052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394986 394905 2024-09-20T07:44:11.484392 2023-09-21T04:38:03.627938 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 395096 2015-02-08T09:39:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 146265 2015-02-08T09:39:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21143 2024-09-20T07:44:21.804322 application/rdf+xml 13878 2024-09-20T07:44:12.667398 image/jpeg 2409 2024-09-20T07:44:12.607371 image/jpeg 369999 2024-09-20T07:44:12.148386 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