Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 91 Webster, Henry Kitchell 1875 1932 Mary Wollaston Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Keren Vergon, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Mary Wollaston" by Henry Kitchell Webster is a novel written in the early 20th century, likely around the time of World War I. The story revolves around the Wollaston family, primarily focusing on the complex relationships between the main characters, including Miss Lucile Wollaston, her brother Doctor John Wollaston, and John's wife, Paula. As tensions arise in their interpersonal dynamics, the narrative explores themes of love, ambition, and familial obligation against the backdrop of societal changes and challenges. The opening portion of the novel introduces us to the Wollaston family during a morning breakfast in March 1919. Miss Lucile is trying to maintain her composure while dealing with her brother, Doctor John, who appears jovial and distracted after a night of work as a surgeon. A letter from John's daughter, Mary, stirs latent emotions regarding their tumultuous relationship. As Lucile recalls the backstory, we learn about John's contentious relationship with Mary after a disagreement about her romantic choices that led to her seeking independence through war work in New York. Meanwhile, John's new marriage to Paula introduces a complicated layer to the family structure, where Lucile grapples with her feelings about Paula's role and the changes in her brother. The characters are vividly drawn, hinting at deeper emotional conflicts and unspoken tensions that will influence the narrative as it unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Young women -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Composers -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Families -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 727358 2025-06-20T18:37:51.451812 text/html 727353 727218 2024-11-05T08:16:05.524118 2023-10-05T08:26:02.940000 text/html text/html 347716 2025-06-20T18:38:12.580243 application/epub+zip 358557 2025-06-20T18:38:00.854808 application/epub+zip 341963 2025-06-20T18:37:55.357796 application/epub+zip 608382 2025-06-20T18:38:22.870227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564977 2025-06-20T18:38:11.695252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527986 2022-09-05T11:57:29.211380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 673051 2025-06-20T18:37:50.727833 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 653262 2024-10-28T18:29:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12743 2025-06-20T18:38:23.017191 application/rdf+xml 12577 2025-06-20T18:38:00.024842 image/jpeg 3415 2025-06-20T18:37:59.738791 image/jpeg 342036 2025-06-20T18:37:51.516858 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia