The Flight of Georgiana: A Story of Love and Peril in England in 1746 by Stephens

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56364.html.images 476 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56364.epub3.images 765 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56364.epub.images 764 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56364.epub.noimages 265 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56364.kf8.images 881 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56364.kindle.images 856 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56364.txt.utf-8 434 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/56364/pg56364-h.zip 746 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Stephens, Robert Neilson, 1867-1906
Illustrator Edwards, H. C. (Harry C.), 1868-1922
LoC No. 05028005
Title The Flight of Georgiana: A Story of Love and Peril in England in 1746
Credits Produced by Barry Abrahamsen and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)
Summary "The Flight of Georgiana: A Story of Love and Peril in England in 1746" by Robert Neilson Stephens is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around Georgiana Foxwell, a young lady returning to her family estate after an education away from home, as well as the complicated dynamics with her uncle, Mr. Foxwell, and the tension surrounding local figures like Squire Thornby. The book weaves themes of love, social conflict, and danger during a tumultuous period in English history. At the start of the story, we are introduced to various characters that set the stage for the unfolding drama. A gentleman's servant arrives at an inn, revealing the imminent return of his master, Mr. Foxwell, and his niece, Georgiana. Their arrival is contrasted with the unsettled atmosphere in the town, where discussions about the repercussions of recent uprisings hint at the underlying tension of the era. As conversations reveal personal histories and social rivalries, the narrative builds anticipation for Georgiana's homecoming, her relationship with her uncle, and the inevitable conflicts that will arise, suggesting that her return may not be the peaceful reunion she hopes for. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Great Britain -- History -- George II, 1727-1760 -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 56364
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 72 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!