Project Gutenberg 2005-10-09 Public domain in the USA. 129 Moodie, Susanna 1803 1885 Moodie, Susannah Strickland Strickland, S. (Susanna) Strickland, Susannah Mark Hurdlestone; Or, The Two Brothers Produced by Early Canadiana Online, Robert Cicconetti, Stacy Brown Thellend and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Mark Hurdlestone; Or, The Two Brothers" by Susanna Moodie is a novel written in the early 19th century. It explores themes of avarice, familial rivalry, and the consequences of wealth in the lives of its central characters, primarily focusing on the contrasting lives of the twin brothers, Mark and Algernon Hurdlestone. The narrative delves into Mark's character as a miser driven by greed and jealousy, ultimately leading to a tragic love story involving Elinor Wildegrave and the destructive nature of their intertwined fates. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Mark Hurdlestone, an eccentric and notorious miser whose life revolves around accumulating wealth. Described as having a harsh and sullen demeanor, Mark is widely regarded with a mix of curiosity and disdain by those around him. The opening chapters also reveal the contrasting character of his younger twin brother, Algernon, who is more personable and light-hearted but ultimately faces his own struggles as he pursues love amidst family discord and social expectations. The tension between the brothers escalates as their lives become more entangled with Elinor, a beautiful but impoverished young woman, setting the stage for tragedy influenced by pride, passion, and revenge. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 646340 2025-07-07T08:50:46.152485 text/html 655305 2020-12-12T16:54:25 text/html 323140 2025-07-07T08:50:56.559422 application/epub+zip 333747 2025-07-07T08:50:49.546451 application/epub+zip 312173 2025-07-07T08:50:48.214415 application/epub+zip 616360 2025-07-07T08:51:01.729342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 586979 2025-07-07T08:50:55.659431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 556132 2022-09-08T07:51:01.452673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603103 2025-07-07T08:50:44.848462 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 602941 2020-12-12T16:54:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 602932 2020-12-12T16:54:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20656 2025-07-07T08:51:01.859343 application/rdf+xml 16472 2025-07-07T08:50:48.725395 image/jpeg 3838 2025-07-07T08:50:48.470411 image/jpeg 232658 2020-12-12T16:54:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 243193 2020-12-12T16:54:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 232636 2020-12-12T16:54:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 317091 2025-07-07T08:50:46.203434 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