Project Gutenberg 2001-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 339 Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn 1810 1865 Gaskell, E. C. (Elizabeth Cleghorn) Gaskell, Mrs. Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Stevenson, Elizabeth Mills, Cotton Mather Gaskell, Elizabeth C. The Poor Clare Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Poor_Clare_(short_story) David Price, Audrey Emmitt and Eugenia Corbo "The Poor Clare" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a novel written during the mid-19th century. The story centers around deep emotional connections and the effects of curses and family legacies, particularly focusing on the characters of Bridget Fitzgerald, Lucy, and her tumultuous lineage. The narrative unfolds against a backdrop of historical and geographical significance, exploring themes of love, loss, and redemption. The opening of the novel introduces us to the character of an elderly narrator reflecting on extraordinary events intertwined with the lives of the Starkey family and Bridget Fitzgerald. Set in the historic setting of Starkey Manor in Lancashire, the scene is rich with description, emphasizing the past's weight on the present, particularly through Bridget's memories of her lost daughter, Mary. The narrative soon reveals Bridget's deep anguish and her search for her child, leading to the realization that her curse might have unknowingly impacted her grandchild, Lucy. The gripping emotional depth is heightened by the eerie presence of a doppelganger haunting Lucy, suggesting a link between her fate and Bridget’s past. This intricate web of relationships and the supernatural hints leaves the reader eager to uncover how these elements will intertwine as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Horror tales, English PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 153914 2025-08-01T13:51:10.626982 text/html 156795 2024-02-05T07:56:42 text/html 173050 2025-08-01T13:51:13.322982 application/epub+zip 171966 2025-08-01T13:51:11.205004 application/epub+zip 136472 2025-08-01T13:51:10.909976 application/epub+zip 213148 2025-08-01T13:51:15.175950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204124 2025-08-01T13:51:13.010956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170193 2022-09-02T04:38:42.784044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146622 2025-08-01T13:51:10.463962 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146390 2024-02-05T07:54:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18965 2025-08-01T13:51:15.315982 application/rdf+xml 6745 2025-08-01T13:51:11.050974 image/jpeg 1500 2025-08-01T13:51:10.981020 image/jpeg 56584 2021-12-22T10:34:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 58282 2021-12-22T10:34:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 136526 2025-08-01T13:51:10.647981 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