Project Gutenberg 2005-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 75 Edgeworth, Maria 1767 1849 Edgeworth, Eliza Tales and Novels — Volume 05 Tales of a Fashionable Life Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Manoeuvring -- Almeria -- Vivian. Jonathan Ingram, Tapio Riikonen and PG Distributed Proofreaders and David Widger "Tales and Novels — Volume 05" by Maria Edgeworth is a fictional collection written during the mid-19th century. This volume includes the tale "Manoeuvring," which explores intricate social dynamics and the push and pull of family relations amid ambition and artifice. The narrative primarily revolves around the character of Mrs. Eugenia Beaumont, a cunning widow who employs stratagems in her quest to secure advantageous marriages for her children amidst various societal expectations and personal aspirations. The opening of "Manoeuvring" sets the stage for a complex examination of relationships marked by manipulation and concealed intentions. We are introduced to Mrs. Beaumont through a note expressing her regret at missing a family celebration and her concern over potential illness in the community, which quickly reveals her artful and strategic nature. Her conversations with her daughter, Miss Walsingham, and her son, Mr. Beaumont, reveal familial tensions and differing views on Mrs. Beaumont's parenting methods, particularly regarding the upbringing of her children. Miss Walsingham's candidness contrasts sharply with her mother's secretive, manipulative ways, especially concerning plans for the marriage of her daughter Amelia. As the plot unfolds, secrets and schemes surrounding Mr. Palmer, a wealthy relation, and the interest in securing marriages for Amelia and her brother Edward add layers of intrigue, setting the tone for a tale that promises both comedic and critical insights into fashionable society of the era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1157506 1157392 2024-10-04T10:48:03.972170 2023-10-04T09:40:59.148443 text/html text/html 1207141 2021-03-05T06:31:27 text/html; charset=utf-8 390812 2021-03-05T06:34:53 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 482316 2024-10-04T10:48:17.302105 application/epub+zip 502113 2024-10-04T10:48:07.854294 application/epub+zip 487871 2024-10-04T10:48:06.265140 application/epub+zip 870566 2024-10-04T10:48:25.000083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 808721 2024-10-04T10:48:16.246122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 782033 2022-09-05T04:10:28.774323 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1020490 1020427 2024-10-04T10:48:02.186171 2023-10-04T09:40:57.420408 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1020530 2021-03-05T06:33:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 372043 2021-03-05T06:34:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19957 2024-10-04T10:48:25.141034 application/rdf+xml 15821 2024-10-04T10:48:06.844131 image/jpeg 3886 2024-10-04T10:48:06.552147 image/jpeg 471936 2024-10-04T10:48:04.062229 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