
WHITELADIES
WHITELADIES. - CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
In the shade of an ancient manor called Whiteladies, the ivy‑clad walls and timber‑gabled roofs whisper of a tangled past that began when a convent fell to the crown. The house, half brick and half timber, opens onto a sun‑lit porch and a red‑brick corridor that leads through centuries of carved wood and lingering family legend. A lingering sense of inherited misfortune hangs over the estate, a legacy of broken vows and untimely deaths that has shaped the Austin line for generations.
At the heart of this world sits Miss Susan Austin, a dignified woman in her sixties whose bright hair and clear blue eyes still hold a youthful candor. Though the years have etched gentle lines around her gaze, she commands the manor with the same shrewdness that once guided hard bargains. As summer heat settles over the velvet lawns, Susan’s quiet stewardship hints at secrets waiting to surface—new visitors, hidden documents, and the ever‑present weight of the house’s uneasy history.
Language
en
Duration
~17 hours (1013K 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
2016-06-21
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1828–1897
A hugely productive Victorian storyteller, she wrote vivid novels of family life, small-town society, and the supernatural while supporting her family through her pen. Her work ranges from the much-loved Chronicles of Carlingford to ghost stories that still feel sharp and modern.
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