Project Gutenberg 2005-04-09 Public domain in the USA. 326 Hawthorne, Julian 1846 1934 Bressant: A Novel E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team from page images generously made available by the Digital & Multimedia Center, Michigan State University Libraries "Bressant: A Novel" by Julian Hawthorne is a fictional work written in the late 19th century. The narrative primarily revolves around the characters of Professor Valeyon, his daughters Cornelia and Sophie, and a newcomer named Bressant. The story explores themes of home, familial relationships, and the longing for change, along with the complexities of human emotion and connection. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Professor Valeyon, an elderly man who enjoys a quiet life filled with contemplation in his garden. On a warm June afternoon, he reflects on the growth of his daughters and the passage of time since his wife's death. His peaceful routine is interrupted by the arrival of a letter from a distant relative inviting Cornelia and Sophie to New York, prompting the professor to reconsider their sheltered lives. The opening chapters establish the dynamic between the characters and hint at potential upheavals, as Cornelia's excitement about the future meets Sophie’s delicate condition and the complex emotions surrounding their father’s protective instincts, setting the stage for further developments involving Bressant's entry into their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 609979 2025-06-06T14:18:40.700851 text/html 626113 2020-12-14T09:55:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 235883 2020-12-14T09:55:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 311796 2025-06-06T14:18:50.817871 application/epub+zip 319749 2025-06-06T14:18:44.119891 application/epub+zip 299684 2025-06-06T14:18:42.706863 application/epub+zip 569916 2025-06-06T14:18:56.367836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536415 2025-06-06T14:18:49.898827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453661 2022-09-07T22:39:14.221698 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 589984 2025-06-06T14:18:39.644865 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 589543 2020-12-14T09:55:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 229888 2020-12-14T09:55:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 589550 2020-12-14T09:55:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229877 2020-12-14T09:55:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20280 2025-06-06T14:18:56.513811 application/rdf+xml 15091 2025-06-06T14:18:43.287832 image/jpeg 3825 2025-06-06T14:18:42.997828 image/jpeg 306654 2025-06-06T14:18:40.755861 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