
Wedded by Fate OR SISTER ANGELA
CHAPTER I. A MYSTERIOUS APPLICANT.
CHAPTER II. A NARROW ESCAPE AND A WONDERFUL EXPERIMENT.
CHAPTER III. DR. WINTHROP BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH SALOME.
CHAPTER IV. DR. WINTHROP MAKES A STARTLING PROPOSAL.
CHAPTER V. A ROMANTIC WEDDING.
CHAPTER VI. SALOME GOES “HOME.”
CHAPTER VII. DR. WINTHROP RECEIVES A DISPATCH.
CHAPTER VIII. DR. WINTHROP IS SUMMARILY ARRAIGNED.
CHAPTER IX. MADAME WINTHROP REFUSES TO RECEIVE SALOME AS A DAUGHTER.
A rain‑slick November day finds a veiled young woman slipping into Boston’s City Hospital, demanding an audience with the superintendent. Her quiet dignity and striking features draw the curiosity of the staff, and she soon meets Dr. Winthrop, the hospital’s compassionate chief physician. Their conversation reveals a secret purpose that pulls the doctor into an unexpected personal involvement, setting the stage for a bond that quickly deepens beyond professional duty.
As the two navigate the strict rules of the institution, an impulsive proposal leads to a hurried, romantic wedding that feels both inevitable and fragile. Their union, however, is soon tested by societal expectations and hidden complications that threaten to unravel the newly forged happiness. Listeners will be drawn into a world of Victorian intrigue, heartfelt devotion, and the delicate dance between destiny and choice.
Language
en
Duration
~13 hours (770K characters)
Release date
2025-05-11
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1843–1926
A hugely prolific American popular novelist, she wrote romantic, suspenseful fiction that reached a wide readership under the pen name Mrs. Georgie Sheldon. Her stories helped define the fast-moving, high-feeling style of late 19th-century dime and domestic fiction.
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