Project Gutenberg 2010-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 137 Fenn, George Manville 1831 1909 Fenn, G. M. (George Manville) Fenn, G. Manville (George Manville) Lady Maude's Mania Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Lady Maude's Mania" by George Manville Fenn is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Lady Maude Diphoos and her family, particularly focusing on her impending marriage and the dynamics within her aristocratic household. The narrative explores themes of love, social expectations, and family pressures, setting up conflicts between the wishes of the characters and the constraints of their societal roles. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to the eccentric Earl of Barmouth and his son, Viscount Diphoos, who are in a state of anxious anticipation for Lady Maude's wedding. Conversations between the characters reveal their personalities, with the earl displaying a blend of humor and frailty, while Tom expresses both concern for his father's well-being and cynicism regarding societal conventions. The tension rises as Lady Maude struggles with her emotions about the marriage, hinting at deeper undercurrents of love and resistance, particularly when it comes to her feelings for another suitor, Charley Melton. This captivating start lays a rich framework for exploring how love and duty clash within the lives of the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 427661 2025-08-14T05:06:40.304833 text/html 457596 2010-10-26T11:25:54 text/html 226537 2025-08-14T05:06:49.413788 application/epub+zip 231801 2025-08-14T05:06:43.511877 application/epub+zip 216663 2025-08-14T05:06:42.182828 application/epub+zip 437878 2025-08-14T05:06:53.505776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428555 2025-08-14T05:06:48.537820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403136 2022-09-15T13:49:55.500377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390838 2025-08-14T05:06:39.547819 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 390695 2010-10-26T11:25:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 390686 2010-10-26T11:25:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20248 2025-08-14T05:06:53.652726 application/rdf+xml 14537 2025-08-14T05:06:42.704796 image/jpeg 3586 2025-08-14T05:06:42.438779 image/jpeg 146026 2010-10-26T11:25:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 147920 2010-10-26T11:25:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 146004 2010-10-26T11:25:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 221577 2025-08-14T05:06:40.340810 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