
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
May has spent four months away, and the summer light that bathes Jessamine Cottage seems both familiar and strange. Her grandmother greets her with a tender kiss, insisting she is now a woman, while the house itself feels cramped and the air hints at lingering poverty. As May settles back into the fragrant rooms, she confronts the uneasy reality that her beloved granny may not be as robust as before, prompting her to promise to stay and support the family.
The village buzzes with talk of a mysterious gentleman of princely fortune who might become May’s match, though she rebuffs any romantic speculation with sharp humor. Family members and old friends speculate, each offering their own theories about the elusive suitor and May’s feelings. Caught between duty to her aging grandmother and the pressure of society’s expectations, May navigates a delicate balance of affection, independence, and the uncertain future that lies ahead.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (298K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Delphine Lettau, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2011-04-24
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1835–1913
An English novelist and biographer from the extended Trollope literary family, she is best remembered for writing a two-volume life of Frances Milton Trollope. Her own fiction includes Victorian novels such as The Barnabys in America and That Wild Wheel.
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