Project Gutenberg 1999-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 219 Collins, Wilkie 1824 1889 Collins, William Wilkie The New Magdalen Produced by James Rusk, and David Widger "The New Magdalen" by Wilkie Collins is a novel written in the late 19th century, during a period marked by dramatic social changes and evolving gender roles. The narrative centers around complex themes of identity, redemption, and social stigma, focusing particularly on the lives of two women, Mercy Merrick and Grace Roseberry, as they navigate their precarious situations against the backdrop of war-torn Europe. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to a dark and stormy night in France, during the Franco-Prussian War. Captain Arnault and his men are tending to the wounded in a cottage after a skirmish when I encounter the two women: Mercy, a nurse with a troubled past, and Grace, a young lady seeking refuge after being robbed. The dynamics between these characters quickly unfold, as Grace expresses gratitude towards Mercy for her kindness, while Mercy's backstory hints at undisclosed pain and stigma that complicate their connection. The opening chapter sets a tense atmosphere, suggesting themes of class struggle and identity, culminating in Mercy's difficult choice to assume Grace’s identity after a tragic turn of events. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Fiction Impostors and imposture -- Fiction Women ex-convicts -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 711908 2025-08-01T10:30:40.312092 text/html 747644 2021-01-27T18:40:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 233967 2021-01-27T18:40:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 311244 2025-08-01T10:30:49.698063 application/epub+zip 321825 2025-08-01T10:30:42.602018 application/epub+zip 321825 2025-08-01T10:30:41.269064 application/epub+zip 587662 2025-08-01T10:30:55.499961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546102 2025-08-01T10:30:48.849030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523439 2022-09-01T11:48:21.084061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608456 2025-08-01T10:30:38.848038 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 608421 2016-09-12T10:58:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 220545 2016-09-12T11:02:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 596303 2008-10-28T10:13:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 219037 2008-10-28T10:13:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20529 2025-08-01T10:30:55.688946 application/rdf+xml 14374 2025-08-01T10:30:41.837025 image/jpeg 3810 2025-08-01T10:30:41.577028 image/jpeg 301123 2025-08-01T10:30:40.366096 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