Project Gutenberg 2005-01-17 Public domain in the USA. 135 Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock 1826 1887 Mulock, Miss Mulock, Dinah Maria The Laurel Bush: An Old-Fashioned Love Story E-text prepared by Robin Eugene Escovado "The Laurel Bush: An Old-Fashioned Love Story" by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the lives of two lonely young people—Fortune Williams, a governess, and Robert Roy, a tutor—who find themselves drawn to each other amidst their daily duties, exploring themes of love, isolation, and societal expectations. Their relationship develops subtly against the backdrop of their responsibilities to the children they teach, ultimately rendering their feelings a poignant reflection of unattainable love. The opening of the novel introduces a peculiar laurel bush, which serves as both a physical and symbolic anchor for the budding relationship between Fortune and Robert. As the narrative unfolds, readers are introduced to the dynamics of their work environment, highlighting the interactions with mischievous boys and the indifferent grandmother who oversees their employment. The quiet tension between Fortune and Robert grows as they enjoy solitary moments together, yet they struggle with their feelings due to societal constraints and personal reservations. This sets the stage for a heartfelt exploration of their emotional journeys, marked by introspection, unspoken affections, and the weight of their pasts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction Love stories PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 245874 2025-07-06T10:50:50.465773 text/html 245758 245684 2024-11-06T14:12:25.501805 2023-09-07T04:38:20.323759 text/html text/html 173294 2025-07-06T10:50:56.747708 application/epub+zip 176291 2025-07-06T10:50:53.425747 application/epub+zip 153727 2025-07-06T10:50:52.319740 application/epub+zip 372283 2025-07-06T10:50:59.280688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355703 2025-07-06T10:50:56.060707 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264097 2022-09-07T17:54:59.652985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224157 2025-07-06T10:50:50.182775 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 204307 2024-10-28T21:45:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18016 2025-07-06T10:50:59.398699 application/rdf+xml 18937 2025-07-06T10:50:52.814710 image/jpeg 4313 2025-07-06T10:50:52.567717 image/jpeg 173135 2025-07-06T10:50:50.486699 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