Project Gutenberg 2010-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 144 Duchess 1897 Hungerford, Mrs. (Margaret Wolfe Hamilton) Hungerford, Margaret Wolfe Hamilton Hungerford, Margaret Hamilton Portia; Or, By Passions Rocked Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Portia; Or, By Passions Rocked" by Duchess is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Portia Vibart, a young woman returning to her family's estate, where she is welcomed by her lively cousin Dulcinea and the other members of the household, including the enigmatic Fabian Blount. The opening chapters introduce a blend of familial relationships, emerging tensions, and romantic possibilities as Portia navigates her new environment. The beginning of the novel sets the stage for Portia’s arrival at her uncle Christopher’s country home, where she meets her vibrant cousin Dulcinea and other colorful characters, including Roger and Dicky Browne. Portia is initially portrayed as weary and in need of rest from her life in town, but she is quickly drawn into the lively dynamics of the household. Throughout the opening chapters, conversations reveal hints of deeper family secrets, particularly concerning Fabian, as well as the lively interactions and banter between the characters, establishing a rich tapestry of personalities and relationships that promise to unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 703068 2025-08-13T06:29:19.459606 text/html 714792 2021-01-06T09:40:15 text/html 425754 2025-08-13T06:29:31.915542 application/epub+zip 439278 2025-08-13T06:29:23.159567 application/epub+zip 360770 2025-08-13T06:29:21.509643 application/epub+zip 787393 2025-08-13T06:29:38.384519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 731921 2025-08-13T06:29:30.637538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571173 2022-09-14T15:02:21.000904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 653334 2025-08-13T06:29:17.521603 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 653084 2021-01-06T09:40:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 653083 2021-01-06T09:40:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20255 2025-08-13T06:29:38.520486 application/rdf+xml 15747 2025-08-13T06:29:22.045576 image/jpeg 3996 2025-08-13T06:29:21.779587 image/jpeg 251929 2021-01-06T09:40:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 334310 2021-01-06T09:40:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 251854 2021-01-06T09:40:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 406503 2025-08-13T06:29:19.518599 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