Project Gutenberg 2007-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 111 Duchess 1897 Hungerford, Mrs. (Margaret Wolfe Hamilton) Hungerford, Margaret Wolfe Hamilton Hungerford, Margaret Hamilton April's Lady: A Novel Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (www.canadiana.org)) "April's Lady: A Novel" by Duchess is a work of fiction written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the Monkton family, specifically the dynamic between Mrs. Monkton and her controlling father-in-law, Sir George, whose sudden letter after years of silence triggers a series of emotional responses and reflections from the characters involved, hinting at themes of love, societal expectations, and familial tensions. The opening of the novel showcases an intimate breakfast scene in the Monkton household, where Mr. Monkton's disdain for his father is palpable following the arrival of a long-awaited letter. Mrs. Monkton's mixed feelings about the letter surface as she attempts to maintain a facade of indifference while lamenting its implications. This scene introduces the reader to a complex tapestry of family relationships, with side characters like the children adding a touch of youthful innocence and humor to the narrative. The characters’ varying opinions on societal status and personal worth lay the groundwork for deeper explorations of pride and obligation as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 741634 2025-08-09T06:52:43.080983 text/html 753971 2007-05-29T12:16:06 text/html 350850 2025-08-09T06:52:53.769417 application/epub+zip 366671 2025-08-09T06:52:45.443005 application/epub+zip 366671 2025-08-09T06:52:44.060972 application/epub+zip 651747 2025-08-09T06:53:00.115380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 620517 2025-08-09T06:52:52.744459 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566928 2022-09-10T08:30:29.705270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696207 2025-08-09T06:52:40.924063 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 695992 2007-05-29T12:16:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 695985 2007-05-29T12:16:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20110 2025-08-09T06:53:00.254390 application/rdf+xml 13135 2025-08-09T06:52:44.589960 image/jpeg 3571 2025-08-09T06:52:44.324004 image/jpeg 265726 2007-05-29T12:16:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 273040 2007-05-29T12:16:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 265638 2007-05-29T12:16:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 339109 2025-08-09T06:52:43.142966 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