Project Gutenberg 2007-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 110 Marryat, Frederick 1792 1848 Marryat, Captain Marryat, F. W. (Frederick W.) Marryatt, Captain Marryat, Kapitein Wright-Nooth, W. Downing, D. Valerie Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Valerie" by Captain Marryat is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around the life of Valerie, a young woman born into the complexities of familial expectations and societal norms in post-Napoleonic France. Unlike Marryat’s previous works focused on maritime adventures, this story delves into the life and struggles of a woman faced with a harsh mother and an oppressive domestic environment, exploring themes of resilience, identity, and the quest for freedom. The beginning of "Valerie" introduces readers to the protagonist as she recounts her early life and the problematic dynamics within her family. Born in France to a noble father and a talented, yet domineering, mother, Valerie soon becomes the target of her mother’s ire, who equates her daughter’s gender with disappointment and burdensome responsibilities. After experiencing neglect and harsh treatment, Valerie is sent to live with her grandmother, where she finds some semblance of happiness and nurturing. Despite her grandmother's best efforts to instill values and education, Valerie's life is soon complicated as her family dynamics shift, and she is reluctantly drawn back into her mother's oppressive sphere. This opening establishes Valerie’s resilience against emotional hardship, setting the stage for her ongoing struggles and growth throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 592421 2025-07-10T05:28:35.580396 text/html 608462 2007-12-21T07:43:20 text/html 373921 2025-07-10T05:28:43.188371 application/epub+zip 384624 2025-07-10T05:28:37.674358 application/epub+zip 283879 2025-07-10T05:28:36.431376 application/epub+zip 574904 2025-07-10T05:28:47.271343 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564598 2025-07-10T05:28:42.392349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442973 2022-09-11T07:46:43.089876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 572964 2025-07-10T05:28:34.852385 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 572877 2007-12-21T07:43:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19420 2025-07-10T05:28:47.404304 application/rdf+xml 10483 2025-07-10T05:28:36.917362 image/jpeg 2811 2025-07-10T05:28:36.674366 image/jpeg 303423 2007-12-21T07:43:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 207736 2007-12-21T07:43:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 366403 2025-07-10T05:28:35.633400 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