Project Gutenberg 2005-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 102 Cooper, Henry St. John 1869 1926 St. John, Mabel John, Mabel St. John, Mabel Saint The Imaginary Marriage Michael Ciesielski, Beginners Projects, Martin Barber and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Imaginary Marriage" by Henry St. John Cooper is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the lives of Hugh Alston and Joan Meredyth, who are involved in a complex web of romance, misunderstandings, and social expectations, set against the backdrop of British society. Central themes include love, loyalty, and the impact of social status on personal relationships, particularly as Lady Linden attempts to dictate her niece Marjorie's future and leads to complications involving Joan and Hugh. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Lady Linden, a domineering but kind guardian, who insists that her niece, Marjorie, marry the wealthy but unremarkable Hugh Alston instead of her true love, Tom Arundel. This sets off a chain of events where Hugh, unknowingly entering into a lie to help Marjorie, claims to be married to Joan Meredyth—an invention that complicates feelings and relationships. Both Hugh and Joan then confront the consequences of this deception, leading to an exploration of their true sentiments amidst misunderstandings and societal pressures. The opening chapters establish a rich framework for character development, foreshadowing deeper conflicts and emotional explorations as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 481716 2025-07-06T12:24:21.248361 text/html 487232 2023-03-06T00:17:51 text/html 296699 2025-07-06T12:24:31.121289 application/epub+zip 297943 2025-07-06T12:24:24.303253 application/epub+zip 289909 2025-07-06T12:24:23.044355 application/epub+zip 483653 2025-07-06T12:24:35.897228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451259 2025-07-06T12:24:30.307263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406668 2022-09-07T19:55:42.504697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442905 2025-07-06T12:24:20.421274 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 442708 2023-03-06T00:26:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19124 2025-07-06T12:24:36.039224 application/rdf+xml 13701 2025-07-06T12:24:23.555329 image/jpeg 3519 2025-07-06T12:24:23.298298 image/jpeg 160683 2023-03-06T00:27:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 164939 2023-03-06T00:27:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 238043 2025-07-06T12:24:21.285260 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