Lady Maclairn, the victim of villany : A novel, volume 3 (of 4)

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Lady Maclairn, the victim of villany : A novel, volume 3 (of 4)

by Mrs. (Rachel) Hunter

EN·~5 hours·25 chapters

Chapters

25 total

CHAP. I.

4:30

LETTER XXXII.

8:45

LETTER XXXIII.

5:57

CHAP. II.

0:00

LETTER XXXIV.

23:22

CHAP. III.

0:00

LETTER XXXV.

18:49

LETTER XXXVI.

13:18

LETTER XXXVII.

0:52

LETTER XXXVIII.

11:40

Description

In a lush, early‑nineteenth‑century world of country estates and London drawing rooms, the story follows the determined Miss Rachel Cowley and the thoughtful Horace Hardcastle as they navigate the delicate dance of courtship. Their correspondence, marked by reason and sincere affection, offers a refreshing contrast to the melodrama of the era, while the narrator’s earnest voice guides us through their hopes and the expectations of their families.

Yet beneath the polite exchanges lies a darker thread: Lady Maclairn, a woman of stature, finds herself ensnared by forces that threaten her reputation and fortune. As whispers of intrigue swirl and the characters confront questions of loyalty, pride, and the limits of societal pressure, listeners are invited to witness a tale where love strives to remain honest amid looming peril. The early sections set a tone of thoughtful romance and looming tension, promising a compelling journey through both heart and danger.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (298K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

London: W. Earle and J. W. Hucklebridge, 1806.

Credits

Carol Brown, Mary Glenn Krause, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

Aug 12, 2023

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Mrs. (Rachel) Hunter

1754–1813

A Norwich novelist writing in the years around Jane Austen, she built her stories from family tensions, moral choices, and the messy consequences of bad behavior. Her novels promise both strong feeling and the sharp pleasure of seeing virtue and vanity tested.

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