The Maid of Maiden Lane by Amelia E. Barr
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/5757.html.images | 539 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/5757.epub3.images | 259 kB |
Send
to kindle email: |
|||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/5757.epub.noimages | 266 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/5757.kf8.images | 480 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/5757.kindle.images | 452 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/5757.txt.utf-8 | 459 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/5757/pg5757-h.zip | 251 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Barr, Amelia E., 1831-1919 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Maid of Maiden Lane |
| Note | Sequel to: The Bow of Orange Ribbon. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Credits |
Etext produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML file produced by David Widger |
| Summary | "The Maid of Maiden Lane" by Amelia E. Barr is a historical novel likely written in the late 19th century. This sequel to "The Bow of Orange Ribbon" centers around the character Cornelia Moran and explores themes of love, societal expectations, and the political climate of early American society, particularly in the context of the aftermath of British rule and the influence of the French Revolution. At the start of the novel, the reader is drawn into the vibrant atmosphere of New York in 1791, a city experiencing a resurgence in pride and identity post-revolution. We meet Cornelia Moran, who has just returned from a Moravian school, and her budding romance with Lieutenant Joris Hyde unfolds amid rich descriptions of the city's landscape and political tensions. The opening chapters introduce key characters, including Cornelia’s father, Dr. John Moran, and Joris's family, framing the story within a backdrop of love, societal divisions, and personal duty as debates about the nation's capital and cultural identity intertwine with the characters' lives. The dynamics of their interactions hint at conflicts between familial loyalty, personal ambition, and romantic desire, setting the stage for further developments in their relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 5757 |
| Release Date | May 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 61 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
