Project Gutenberg 2015-12-04 Public domain in the USA. 69 Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) 1854 1909 Crawford, Francis Marion Katherine Lauderdale; Vol. 1 of 2 Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Katherine Lauderdale" by F. Marion Crawford is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative begins by focusing on complex relationships and character dynamics as John Ralston interacts with his friend Hamilton Bright and reflects on his feelings for Katharine Lauderdale, a woman he admires. The themes of love, societal expectations, and personal struggles are likely central to the storyline as Ralston navigates his emotions and relationship with Katharine. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to John Ralston, who grapples with feelings of inadequacy and a desire for love amid his struggles with alcoholism. In a conversation with Bright, Ralston reveals his discontent with his life and expresses a longing for change. The dynamic between Ralston and Bright hints at the tensions in Ralston's life, particularly as he becomes entangled with Katharine Lauderdale, a beautiful and determined young woman. The opening also sets the stage for Ralston's eventual secretive proposal of marriage to Katharine, emphasizing their love against the backdrop of civil obligations, societal expectations, and Ralston's internal conflicts. The vivid dialogue and well-drawn characters indicate a deeper exploration of emotional and moral dilemmas that are to unfold in the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Upper class -- Fiction Interpersonal relations -- Fiction Families -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 490908 490858 2024-09-21T08:13:48.316510 2023-09-22T05:38:25.804013 text/html text/html 497421 2021-01-25T02:42:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 1592748 2021-01-25T02:42:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1681150 2024-09-21T08:13:54.880412 application/epub+zip 1684849 2024-09-21T08:13:49.242450 application/epub+zip 235732 2024-09-21T08:13:48.769477 application/epub+zip 1827277 2024-09-21T08:13:59.521423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1792729 2024-09-21T08:13:54.237454 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349703 2022-09-23T03:33:52.247225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461498 461335 2024-09-21T08:13:47.422490 2023-09-22T05:38:24.767994 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 461444 2015-12-04T09:51:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 168584 2016-02-01T08:16:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19196 2024-09-21T08:13:59.693378 application/rdf+xml 17038 2024-09-21T08:13:48.847472 image/jpeg 2558 2024-09-21T08:13:48.809443 image/jpeg 1594459 2024-09-21T08:13:48.421459 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