Project Gutenberg 2004-07-14 Public domain in the USA. 97 Ward, Humphry, Mrs. 1851 1920 Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward, Mrs. Humphry Arnold, Mary Augusta Missing E-text prepared by Andrew Templeton, Juliet Sutherland, Graeme Mackreth, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "Missing" by Mrs. Humphry Ward is a novel written during the late 19th century, likely during the Victorian era. The story unfolds against the backdrop of World War I, focusing on the lives of two sisters, Bridget and Nelly Cookson, as they navigate the complexities of family, love, and the impact of war on their future. The narrative centers around Nelly's recent marriage to Lieutenant George Sarratt, who is about to rejoin the front, and the differing perspectives of the sisters on love, obligation, and societal expectations. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Nelly and Bridget in their lodgings in the English Lakeland, where they await the arrival of George and his bride. Bridget's sharp demeanor contrasts sharply with her sister's joyful anticipation for the honeymoon period ahead. As Nelly and George reunite, they reflect on their love and the impending separation due to war, while Bridget struggles with her own feelings of resentment and frustration over the circumstances imposed by their poverty and Nelly's impulsive choices. Themes of romantic idealism, the harsh realities of life during wartime, and the dynamics of familial relationships are established, setting the stage for the emotional and psychological complexities that will unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction PR Text World War I Category: Novels Category: British Literature 611194 2025-08-05T17:22:48.071475 text/html 611206 611029 2024-11-06T05:15:22.163187 2023-10-06T07:04:01.691290 text/html text/html 301387 2025-08-05T17:22:57.298446 application/epub+zip 310787 2025-08-05T17:22:50.992478 application/epub+zip 291584 2025-08-05T17:22:49.796490 application/epub+zip 515548 2025-08-05T17:23:02.188392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477625 2025-08-05T17:22:56.515480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455111 2022-09-06T23:08:14.671579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553809 2025-08-05T17:22:47.527525 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 534038 2024-10-28T19:57:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17126 2025-08-05T17:23:02.317394 application/rdf+xml 10692 2025-08-05T17:22:50.275446 image/jpeg 3041 2025-08-05T17:22:50.036440 image/jpeg 298713 2025-08-05T17:22:48.118517 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