Project Gutenberg 2006-04-06 Public domain in the USA. 355 Wood, Henry, Mrs. 1814 1887 Wood, Ellen Price Ludlow, Johnny Price, Ellen Wood, Mrs. Henry Wood, Mrs. Henry (Ellen) East Lynne Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Lynne Produced by Dagny; John Bickers; David Widger "East Lynne" by Mrs. Henry Wood is a dramatic novel written during the mid-19th century. The story opens with the character of William, Earl of Mount Severn, who is portrayed as a once-fortunate man now trapped in a life of debt and regret, reflecting on his past mistakes and the loss of his wife, the Countess. Alongside this, we are introduced to his daughter, the beautiful Lady Isabel, who foreshadows her own tumultuous journey as her father's financial troubles begin to entangle their lives. The opening of "East Lynne" presents a vivid scene in the Earl's library, where his insecurities and thoughts of the past are revealed. As he contemplates his history of recklessness and the absence of a male heir, a visitor named Mr. Carlyle arrives, seeking to purchase the estate of East Lynne under confidential terms due to the Earl's malaise of debts. Meanwhile, Lady Isabel is introduced as a beautiful and kind-hearted girl, and the narrative begins to weave together themes of love, social status, and moral choices that hint at the trials she will face. The serene domestic setting swiftly contrasts with the underlying tensions, suggesting a looming crisis that will affect the lives of both the Earl and Lady Isabel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en England -- Fiction Psychological fiction Domestic fiction Governesses -- Fiction Illegitimate children -- Fiction France -- Fiction Accident victims -- Fiction Seduction -- Fiction Runaway wives -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1428744 2025-07-02T06:58:01.334321 text/html 1518891 2021-01-27T09:43:00 text/html 557106 2025-07-02T06:58:15.879764 application/epub+zip 579086 2025-07-02T06:58:04.162271 application/epub+zip 579086 2025-07-02T06:58:02.586272 application/epub+zip 985921 2025-07-02T06:58:25.075649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 912348 2025-07-02T06:58:14.768216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 881157 2022-09-02T09:28:58.899947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1214238 2025-07-02T06:57:56.722337 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1214042 2016-11-20T13:23:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1157901 2016-07-13T07:04:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22812 2025-07-02T06:58:25.220663 application/rdf+xml 11413 2025-07-02T06:58:03.126277 image/jpeg 3061 2025-07-02T06:58:02.856248 image/jpeg 448170 2016-11-20T13:25:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 476837 2021-01-27T09:43:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 439379 2016-07-13T07:04:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 538812 2025-07-02T06:58:01.432275 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