Project Gutenberg 2010-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 325 Ouida 1839 1908 De La Rame, Louisa De la Ramée, Louise De la Ramée, Louisa Uida Ramé, Marie Louise Ramée, Maria Louise De la Ramee, Louise Ramé, Louisa de la A House-Party, Don Gesualdo, and A Rainy June E-text prepared by David Edwards, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from scanned images of public domain material generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com/) "A House-Party, Don Gesualdo, and A Rainy June" by Ouida is a novel written in the late 19th century. It presents a vivid depiction of life among the English upper class, particularly focusing on the social dynamics and tensions within a large gathering at an old English manor house called Surrenden Court. The story kicks off with Lord George Usk, who is grappling with his status, his wife Lady Usk's choices in friends, and their contrasting opinions on hosting lavish parties filled with questionable characters. The opening portion sets the scene in the lush gardens of Surrenden, where the Usk family is preparing for a house-party while navigating the complexities of their marriage and the expectations of society. Lord Usk reveals his frustration with his wife's social circle, criticizing her choices as immoral, which leads to a spirited exchange between them about the nature of their guests. Amidst the backdrop of frivolity and relational tensions, we are introduced to various characters, including the enigmatic Lord Brandolin, who brings a refreshing perspective to their discussions. The dynamic between Usk, his wife, and Brandolin paints a rich tableau of societal norms, personal dissatisfaction, and the interplay of love and propriety within the aristocratic lifestyle of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature 520608 2025-06-13T08:32:25.404502 text/html 522770 2010-05-01T16:07:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 198655 2010-05-01T16:09:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 278819 2025-06-13T08:32:35.777964 application/epub+zip 285263 2025-06-13T08:32:29.319021 application/epub+zip 269564 2025-06-13T08:32:27.811981 application/epub+zip 535640 2025-06-13T08:32:40.798973 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510343 2025-06-13T08:32:34.775944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477483 2022-09-14T16:51:40.939434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500553 2025-06-13T08:32:24.425510 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 499940 2010-05-01T15:57:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 194005 2010-05-01T15:57:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 499961 2010-05-01T15:57:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193837 2010-05-01T15:57:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20819 2025-06-13T08:32:40.973918 application/rdf+xml 16366 2025-06-13T08:32:28.403980 image/jpeg 3686 2025-06-13T08:32:28.108978 image/jpeg 274027 2025-06-13T08:32:25.471511 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