
THE THREE BROTHERS.
CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME.
THE THREE BROTHERS. - CHAPTER I. PLAY.
CHAPTER II. WHAT CAME OF IT.
CHAPTER III. A PATRON OF ART.
CHAPTER IV. SUCCESS.
CHAPTER V. A DISCOVERY.
CHAPTER VI. LAURIE’S FATE.
CHAPTER VII. A FULL STOP.
CHAPTER VIII. YOUNG FRANK.
The saga follows three very different brothers as they wrestle with love, ambition, and the expectations of a rapidly changing society. Each brother’s story unfolds against a vivid backdrop of Victorian London, where art, commerce, and family intersect in surprising ways. Their intertwined lives reveal both the tenderness of close kinship and the tensions that arise when personal dreams clash with duty.
In this middle volume, the focus turns to Laurie, a talented yet insecure painter whose grand visions are constantly challenged by well‑meaning but meddlesome advisers. As he confronts the stark white canvas that both inspires and intimidates him, Laurie must decide whether to submit to commercial pressures or stay true to his artistic ideals. Listeners will be drawn into his inner turmoil, the sharp dialogue of his mentors, and the delicate balance between creative freedom and societal expectation.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (423K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
Release date
Nov 22, 2018
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1828–1897
A remarkably prolific Scottish writer, Mrs. Oliphant moved easily between domestic novels, history, biography, literary criticism, and supernatural fiction. Her sharp portraits of everyday life helped make works such as Miss Marjoribanks and the Carlingford novels enduring favorites.
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