Project Gutenberg 2010-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 276 White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick) 1859 1935 White, Frederick Merrick White, Fred Merrick Hard Pressed Produced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Hard Pressed" by Fred M. White is a novel written in the late 19th century. The storyline revolves around May Haredale, the daughter of a financially struggling baronet, who navigates romantic entanglements with the wealthy South African millionaire Raymond Copley while dealing with past relationships. The book explores themes of love, social status, and moral dilemmas, particularly through the challenges faced by May as Copley seeks her hand against the backdrop of her father's financial crisis. At the start of the novel, the scene is set during a glamorous evening at the National Opera House, where May attends alongside her father and Copley, who has taken a particular interest in her. As tensions surface regarding her father's financial difficulties and Copley's intentions, May finds herself reflecting on her past and the impact of the present situation on her family’s future. The narrative introduces Harry Fielden, a figure from May's past, further complicating her emotions and the choices before her. The opening chapters reveal the stakes of social ambition and personal affection, laying the groundwork for a dramatic exploration of the characters' interactions and motivations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/33512/33512-h/images/coverpage.jpg Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 447102 2025-06-13T14:39:23.887079 text/html 451146 2010-08-23T09:33:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 258191 2010-08-23T09:33:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 279541 2025-06-13T14:39:30.986047 application/epub+zip 282771 2025-06-13T14:39:25.192113 application/epub+zip 234877 2025-06-13T14:39:24.516105 application/epub+zip 434043 2025-06-13T14:39:35.664048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378232 2025-06-13T14:39:30.229056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330380 2022-09-15T10:18:24.246367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407019 2025-06-13T14:39:22.972118 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 406917 2010-08-23T09:33:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 150062 2010-08-23T09:33:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 406908 2010-08-23T09:33:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 150033 2010-08-23T09:33:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20743 2025-06-13T14:39:35.824014 application/rdf+xml 15397 2025-06-13T14:39:24.626086 image/jpeg 2600 2025-06-13T14:39:24.571091 image/jpeg 257588 2025-06-13T14:39:23.933097 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