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LADY ROSAMOND'S SECRET: - A ROMANCE OF FREDERICTON. - BY RE. AGATHA ARMOUR.
ST. JOHN, N. B. TELEGRAPH PRINTING AND PUBLISHING OFFICE. 1878.
INTRODUCTION.
LADY ROSAMOND'S SECRET - A ROMANCE OF FREDERICTON.
CHAPTER I. - OLD GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
CHAPTER II. - AMID THE HOUSEHOLD
CHAPTER III. - AN EVENING IN OFFICERS' MESS-ROOM.
CHAPTER IV. - LADY ROSAMOND'S REVERIE.
CHAPTER V. - CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES, ETC.
Set against the amber glow of a September sunset in 1824 Fredericton, the story opens in the stately Old Government House, where the young Lady Rosamond first feels the weight of her family’s expectations. Through vivid descriptions of the river‑kissed hills and bustling streets, readers are drawn into a world where loyalty to land and lineage intertwine with whispered conversations in candlelit parlors.
Within the household’s carefully ordered life, Rosamond discovers a secret that threatens to upend her future, prompting a series of clandestine meetings and lingering glances in the officers’ mess and festive holiday gatherings. As summer fades into autumn, the gentle rhythm of daily society is punctuated by a growing tension between duty and desire, hinting at the choices she must soon confront while the town itself teeters on the brink of change.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (329K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2006-04-10
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1845–1891
A Canadian teacher and novelist from New Brunswick, she wrote fiction that brings 19th-century local life vividly into view. Her best-known work, Lady Rosamond's Secret, helped make her one of the province's early women novelists.
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