Project Gutenberg 2016-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 78 Post, Melville Davisson 1869 1930 Becher, Arthur E. 1877 1960 Becher, A. E. (Arthur E.) Wenzell, A. B. (Albert Beck) 1864 1917 Wenzell, Albert B. (Albert Beck) Wenzel, A. B. (Albert Beck) The Gilded Chair: A Novel Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "The Gilded Chair: A Novel" by Melville Davisson Post is a fiction work written in the early 20th century. This novel centers around the character Marchesa Soderrelli, an intriguing woman with a complex past, who embarks on a journey across the Scottish landscape, encountering social dynamics and personal struggles that reveal her depth and determination. The narrative suggests themes of social standing, romantic entanglement, and cultural interactions. The opening of the novel introduces us to the Marchesa as she travels by train from London to Stirling, where her arrival at an inn emphasizes her status as a significant foreign visitor. After receiving exceptional service from the inn staff, her curiosity leads her to inquire about the new Duke of Dorset, suggesting that she has a particular interest in his whereabouts. As she interacts with the innkeeper and learns more about the Duke, we see her intelligence and ambition surface, hinting at a deeper connection and purpose for her visit. The chapter concludes with her setting off to seek the Duke, laying the groundwork for an intricate exploration of identity and aspirations against the backdrop of Scotland's rich history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 446112 446119 2024-09-21T15:36:14.885579 2023-09-22T12:12:31.246543 text/html text/html 449847 2016-05-02T08:43:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4101380 2016-05-02T08:44:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1597646 2024-09-21T15:36:21.648535 application/epub+zip 1603661 2024-09-21T15:36:16.186564 application/epub+zip 217796 2024-09-21T15:36:15.444708 application/epub+zip 1721942 2024-09-21T15:36:25.818508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1685207 2024-09-21T15:36:20.824531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304634 2022-09-23T17:00:59.343947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381205 381128 2024-09-21T15:36:14.086605 2023-09-22T12:12:30.386531 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 381323 2016-05-02T08:43:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 141810 2016-05-02T08:44:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19236 2024-09-21T15:36:25.965506 application/rdf+xml 9588 2024-09-21T15:36:15.589572 image/jpeg 1861 2024-09-21T15:36:15.512562 image/jpeg 4127812 2024-09-21T15:36:14.968561 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 en.wikipedia