
A MAD LOVE - BY BERTHA M. CLAY - Author of "Sunshine and Roses," "Beyond Pardon," "Dora Thomas," "From Out the Gloom," etc., etc. - CHICAGO. DONOHUE, HENNEBERRY & CO., Publishers.
A MAD LOVE
CHAPTER I. - A DISCONTENTED BEAUTY.
CHAPTER II. - "WHAT, MARRY A FARMER!"
CHAPTER III. - THE MEETING AT THE MILL.
CHAPTER IV. - AN INTERESTING TETE-A-TETE.
CHAPTER V. - THE RECONCILIATION.
CHAPTER VI. - AN IMPATIENT LOVER'S PLANS.
CHAPTER VII. - A FRIEND'S ADVICE.
CHAPTER VIII. - THE PROPHECY.
Leone is a captivating young woman whose striking, almost exotic beauty seems out of place on a quiet English farm. Though her uncle, the kindly farmer Noel, calls for her help with the harvest, she prefers to linger by the water’s edge, watching the cattle and dreaming of a world far beyond the cornfields. Her fierce temperament and restless spirit hint at a yearning for something more than the routine of rural life.
When a chance encounter at the local mill introduces a confident stranger, the balance of Leone’s world begins to shift. The meeting sparks a rivalry of expectations—family duty, societal pressure, and Leone’s own impulsive desire for independence. As whispers of love, ambition, and secret promises swirl through the countryside, she must decide whether to follow the path laid before her or forge a daring, unconventional future.
Language
en
Duration
~10 hours (598K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2010-03-03
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1836–1884
A hugely popular Victorian storyteller, she wrote dramatic, emotional novels that reached vast audiences in Britain and the United States, often under the name Bertha M. Clay. Best known for Dora Thorne, she became one of the most widely read authors of popular romance fiction in the 19th century.
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