Project Gutenberg 2006-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 135 Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) 1854 1909 Crawford, Francis Marion The White Sister Produced by Roger Frank, Deeptha Thattai and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The White Sister" by F. Marion Crawford is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work revolves around the lives of Angela Chiaromonte, a young woman navigating her social standing after the sudden death of her father, and Giovanni Severi, a devoted suitor who is determined to marry her despite the obstacles they face, including her questionable legitimacy due to her parents’ unconventional marriage. Set against the backdrop of the societal norms and expectations of Italian aristocracy, the novel explores themes of love, loss, and identity. The opening of the story introduces us to the atmospheric setting of a painter's studio, where the portrait of Angela is being created by the esteemed artist Filmore Durand. We are introduced to Angela’s aunt, the Marchesa del Prato, who harbors discontent toward her niece and her romantic prospects. Following the completion of the portrait, a devastating call alters Angela's life irrevocably when she learns of her father's tragic death. The emotional turmoil ensuing from this loss shifts Angela's once certain existence into one of precarious uncertainty regarding her future and her place in society, leading to the exploration of her identity as she grapples with the revelation of her illegitimacy in the eyes of the law. The narrative then transitions from Angela's artistic representation to her intimate turmoil, setting the stage for her internal and external conflicts as she navigates her path in an unforgiving world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Nuns -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 577180 2025-08-08T06:31:15.848333 text/html 582530 2006-07-16T16:26:42 text/html 258393 2025-08-08T06:31:22.580283 application/epub+zip 265761 2025-08-08T06:31:16.855340 application/epub+zip 249467 2025-08-08T06:31:16.343323 application/epub+zip 423375 2025-08-08T06:31:26.948261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381521 2025-08-08T06:31:21.960336 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365703 2022-09-09T06:10:16.751040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530000 2025-08-08T06:31:14.948386 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 529936 2006-07-16T16:26:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 529935 2006-07-16T16:26:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20339 2025-08-08T06:31:27.092263 application/rdf+xml 15772 2025-08-08T06:31:16.424315 image/jpeg 2846 2025-08-08T06:31:16.385308 image/jpeg 196040 2006-07-16T16:26:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 239477 2006-07-16T16:26:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 195997 2006-07-16T16:26:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 239115 2025-08-08T06:31:15.896367 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