Project Gutenberg 2004-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 129 Ward, Humphry, Mrs. 1851 1920 Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward, Mrs. Humphry Arnold, Mary Augusta The Mating of Lydia E-text prepared by Andrew Templeton, Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Mating of Lydia" by Mrs. Humphry Ward is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story likely revolves around the complexities of personal relationships against the backdrop of changing societal norms, exploring themes of love, duty, and self-identity through the experiences of its characters. The opening of the novel sets a scene at the dilapidated Threlfall Tower, where two servants, Dixon and his wife, await the arrival of their new master, Mr. Melrose, and his Italian wife, Netta. The couple's dialogue reveals their concerns about the state of the house and their strange new situation. Ultimately, Mr. Melrose and his family arrive, and the narrative hints at the tensions that lie ahead due to the contrasting lifestyles and expectations between the Melroses and the local inhabitants. Mrs. Melrose's fitting into the bleak and damp Cumbrian life contrasts sharply with her origins, foreshadowing challenges as the family settles into their new home. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction England -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction Mate selection -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction Mystery fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 862082 2025-08-06T08:41:25.099746 text/html 862106 861917 2024-11-06T11:39:10.811567 2023-10-06T12:02:17.428924 text/html text/html 402463 2025-08-06T08:41:35.952638 application/epub+zip 417128 2025-08-06T08:41:27.914728 application/epub+zip 409809 2025-08-06T08:41:26.674703 application/epub+zip 691441 2025-08-06T08:41:42.236615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 643643 2025-08-06T08:41:35.122652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 622297 2022-09-07T14:56:53.431600 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 783531 2025-08-06T08:41:24.407880 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 763696 2024-10-28T21:10:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17902 2025-08-06T08:41:42.364608 application/rdf+xml 12795 2025-08-06T08:41:27.170673 image/jpeg 3413 2025-08-06T08:41:26.924673 image/jpeg 397328 2025-08-06T08:41:25.163764 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