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 Project Gutenberg 2023-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 95 Holmes, Mary Jane 1825 1907 Holmes, Mary Jane (Hawes) Holmes, Mary J. Edna Browning; $b or, the Leighton homestead. A novel $aUnited States :$bG. W. Carleton & co., $c1872. Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Edna Browning; or, the Leighton Homestead" by Mary Jane Holmes is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the lives of Roy Leighton, his family, and Edna Browning, the young widow of Roy's brother, Charlie. As the characters navigate love, responsibility, and the consequences of their choices, themes of family loyalty and societal judgment emerge prominently. The beginning of the novel introduces us to Roy, who is recovering from an illness while traveling with his mother. During the journey, they encounter Edna Browning, whose lightheartedness contrasts sharply with Roy’s somber state. As their paths intertwine, the narrative unfolds to reveal the complexities of their relationships, particularly in the aftermath of Charlie’s impulsive marriage to Edna. Soon after their wedding, tragedy strikes when Charlie dies in a train accident, leaving Edna to grapple with feelings of guilt and isolation. The letters exchanged between characters reveal their inner struggles and set the stage for the challenges Edna will face as she seeks independence from her Aunt Jerusha and tries to navigate her new life while repaying debts that have come to weigh heavily on her. This opening lays the groundwork for a poignant exploration of love, loss, and redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/ednbrowningorlei00holmiala 20201230210354holmes 1872 US en American fiction -- 19th century PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 949359 949411 2024-12-29T03:35:12.412653 2023-09-30T05:16:25.402291 text/html text/html 945773 2023-02-11T19:58:15 text/html 1301393 2024-12-29T03:35:28.268638 application/epub+zip 1298196 2024-12-29T03:35:16.046659 application/epub+zip 698979 2024-12-29T03:35:14.216663 application/epub+zip 2309637 2024-12-29T03:35:36.721523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1938789 2024-12-29T03:35:26.658607 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 823889 823923 2024-12-29T03:35:10.053693 2023-09-30T05:16:23.213287 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 823664 2023-02-11T19:58:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19399 2024-12-29T03:35:36.892522 application/rdf+xml 22256 2024-12-29T03:35:14.724625 image/jpeg 2805 2024-12-29T03:35:14.568640 image/jpeg 302982 2023-02-11T19:58:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 2663113 2023-02-11T19:58:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 2664788 2024-12-29T03:35:12.702642 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia