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LESLIE LISLE.
CHAPTER II. - FATE.
CHAPTER III. - RALPH DUNCOMBE.
CHAPTER IV. - THE NEW DUKE.
CHAPTER V. - APPRECIATED GENIUS.
CHAPTER VI. - TAKING A SAIL.
CHAPTER VII. - THE DUKE'S SNEERS.
CHAPTER VIII. - YORKE AUCHESTER AS A STRATEGIST.
Leslie has spent her whole life in the quiet halls of a country estate, where her steady devotion earns the trust of everyone around her. When a charismatic new guest arrives, her sense of duty collides with a growing affection that feels both exhilarating and dangerous. As she navigates whispered conversations and hidden motives, Leslie must decide whether loyalty to her long‑standing family ties can survive the pull of an unexpected romance.
The story unfolds with vivid details of late‑summer gardens, lively parlors, and the subtle power struggles that shape everyday life. Through Leslie’s inner conflict, the novel paints a portrait of a woman whose strength lies not in grand gestures but in the quiet courage of choosing her own path. Listeners will be drawn into a world where love, honor, and personal integrity intertwine, leaving them eager to see how Leslie’s heart ultimately resolves its most pressing dilemma.
Language
en
Duration
~13 hours (800K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Chris Whitehead, Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/))
Release date
2015-11-12
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1850–1920
A hugely popular British romance writer in his day, he produced more than 150 novels and reached readers far beyond Britain. His stories were made for magazine serialization and page-turning emotion, which helped make him one of the best-known popular novelists of the late Victorian and Edwardian years.
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