
AUNT JANE'S NIECES IN SOCIETY - BY - EDITH VAN DYNE - 1910
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
When Uncle John Merrick returns from a life of frontier adventure, he brings with him a fortune and three spirited nieces eager to leave their humble beginnings behind. Their aunt Martha insists that wealth alone won't grant them entry into New York's most exclusive circles, and she presses John to use his connections to secure proper introductions. The family’s lively banter reveals both the excitement and the pressure of navigating a society that values lineage as much as money.
As the nieces step onto the glittering stage of high society, they encounter a world of fashionable parties, demanding etiquette, and subtle power games that test their personalities. Meanwhile, Uncle John must decide whether to trade his modest, earnest values for the allure of aristocratic approval, risking the very spirit that made his women so endearing. Listeners are drawn into a charming yet thoughtful portrait of ambition, familial loyalty, and the quest for genuine belonging in a world where appearances can be deceiving.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (244K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2003-12-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1856–1919
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