Project Gutenberg 2010-07-05 Public domain in the USA. 183 Walpole, Hugh 1884 1941 Walpole, Sir Hugh The Duchess of Wrexe, Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Duchess of Wrexe, Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary" by Hugh Walpole is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the indomitable figure of the Duchess of Wrexe and the impact of her influential presence on the society surrounding her. As the narrative unfolds, various characters navigate their lives within this aristocratic setting, dealing with personal struggles, secrets, and the looming presence of the Duchess, who embodies both power and decay. The opening of the novel introduces Felix Brun, an art enthusiast eager to share a newly unveiled portrait of the Duchess at a gallery. As he converses with Arkwright, an explorer recently returned from Africa, we are drawn into the atmosphere around the Duchess, whose formidable spirit seems to transcend her physical depiction. Through their dialogue, hints of family tensions emerge, particularly concerning Rachel Beaminster, the Duchess's granddaughter, who feels the weight of her family's expectations. The stage is set for a story that explores themes of tradition, identity, power dynamics, and the complexities of familial relationships intertwined with societal changes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 943086 2025-08-13T11:21:41.026546 text/html 962344 2010-07-05T09:01:47 text/html 455506 2025-08-13T11:21:56.053465 application/epub+zip 469127 2025-08-13T11:21:45.597526 application/epub+zip 432536 2025-08-13T11:21:43.882526 application/epub+zip 901016 2025-08-13T11:22:03.804409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 863769 2025-08-13T11:21:54.730490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 824587 2022-09-15T07:52:07.811853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 895041 2025-08-13T11:21:38.163037 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 894664 2010-07-05T08:59:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 894677 2010-07-05T08:59:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20059 2025-08-13T11:22:03.989420 application/rdf+xml 24033 2025-08-13T11:21:44.422526 image/jpeg 4635 2025-08-13T11:21:44.151547 image/jpeg 336804 2010-07-05T08:59:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 346301 2010-07-05T09:03:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 336753 2010-07-05T08:59:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 442141 2025-08-13T11:21:41.104514 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