Project Gutenberg 2007-12-10 Public domain in the USA. 1176 Sergeant, Adeline 1851 1904 Sargeant, Adeline Sergeant, Emily Frances Adeline A True Friend: 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)) "A True Friend: A Novel" by Adeline Sergeant is a fiction work written in the late 19th century. The book centers around the unlikely friendship between Janetta Colwyn, a music governess of modest means, and Margaret Adair, a wealthy heiress and beauty. The narrative explores themes of social class and the consequences of their friendship as it faces scrutiny from their school and families. The opening of the novel introduces us to the contrasting lives of Janetta and Margaret, who met at a fashionable school where their friendship blossomed despite their differing social standings. Their bond is strong enough to raise eyebrows among school authorities, particularly from Miss Polehampton, who views their connection as inappropriate. As tensions rise, Miss Polehampton ultimately expels both girls in an attempt to preserve social propriety, which Margaret vehemently opposes, indicating her strong attachment to Janetta. This compelling beginning sets the stage for an exploration of loyalty, societal expectations, and the challenges faced in maintaining true friendship across class divides. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 674151 2025-08-10T05:05:38.686640 text/html 681476 2007-12-10T08:26:32 text/html 321535 2025-08-10T05:05:48.537586 application/epub+zip 331168 2025-08-10T05:05:41.827553 application/epub+zip 319171 2025-08-10T05:05:40.526604 application/epub+zip 603299 2025-08-10T05:05:53.924533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565536 2025-08-10T05:05:47.677542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502185 2022-09-11T07:13:42.949939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 647569 2025-08-10T05:05:37.306614 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 647438 2007-12-10T08:26:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 647431 2007-12-10T08:26:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20108 2025-08-10T05:05:54.053499 application/rdf+xml 13311 2025-08-10T05:05:41.034554 image/jpeg 3866 2025-08-10T05:05:40.779589 image/jpeg 239789 2007-12-10T08:26:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 244168 2007-12-10T08:26:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 239746 2007-12-10T08:26:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 314755 2025-08-10T05:05:38.738619 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