Project Gutenberg 2005-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 97 Ward, Humphry, Mrs. 1851 1920 Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward, Mrs. Humphry Arnold, Mary Augusta The Coryston Family A Novel Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Andrew Templeton, Juliet Sutherland, Josephine Paolucci, Tonya Allen, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "The Coryston Family" by Mrs. Humphry Ward is a novel written during the early 20th century. The book revolves around the complex dynamics of the Coryston family, particularly focusing on Lady Coryston and her relationship with her children, especially her rebellious eldest son, Coryston. The narrative introduces themes of family loyalty, social expectations, and the clash of political ideals against personal relationships. The opening of the novel immerses readers into a lively session of the House of Commons, where Lady Coryston and her daughter, Marcia, observe the proceedings from the Ladies' Gallery. This setting establishes the political backdrop against which the family dramas unfold, hinting at underlying tensions related to political beliefs and family legacies. The narrative portrays Lady Coryston as a formidable matriarch deeply entrenched in the political and social sphere, while Marcia grapples with her own identity and societal expectations. It quickly becomes apparent that familial discord, particularly between Lady Coryston and her son Coryston, will be pivotal to the plot, particularly as it relates to the inheritance and management of the family's estates following the death of Lady Coryston's husband. As the opening sets the stage for these intricate relationships, it invites readers into a world marked by both societal grandeur and personal turmoil. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Political fiction England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Families -- Fiction Mother and child -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 550973 548599 2024-10-04T11:06:16.306137 2023-10-04T09:54:52.828257 text/html text/html 551551 2012-08-15T09:22:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4213320 2012-08-15T09:23:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4314675 2024-10-04T11:06:27.114095 application/epub+zip 4315055 2024-10-04T11:06:19.591137 application/epub+zip 282717 2024-10-04T11:06:18.021166 application/epub+zip 2426940 2024-10-04T11:06:33.088073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2385616 2024-10-04T11:06:25.521093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443573 2022-09-05T04:30:17.792372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 517768 517639 2024-10-04T11:06:14.694129 2023-10-04T09:54:51.283249 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 517515 2012-08-04T21:18:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 201851 2012-08-15T09:23:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 517508 2012-08-04T21:18:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 201813 2012-08-15T09:23:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22587 2024-10-04T11:06:33.240044 application/rdf+xml 13178 2024-10-04T11:06:18.597113 image/jpeg 3454 2024-10-04T11:06:18.315273 image/jpeg 4284255 2024-10-04T11:06:16.398168 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