Project Gutenberg 2011-07-23 Public domain in the USA. 163 Pemberton, Max 1863 1950 Pemberton, Sir Max Brown, Arthur William 1881 1966 The Lady Evelyn: A Story of To-day Produced by Al Haines "The Lady Evelyn: A Story of To-day" by Max Pemberton is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around themes of ambition, identity, and societal expectations as it introduces the central characters, Gavin Ord, a promising architect, and Etta Romney, a young woman living under a false identity as she pursues her dreams. Set against the backdrop of an aristocratic English house, Melbourne Hall, the narrative explores the complexities of life that the characters navigate in their quest for success and acceptance. At the start of the book, we meet Gavin Ord as he arrives at the Derbyshire mansion of Lord Melbourne. He is depicted as a talented architect summoned to restore the dilapidated estate. In stark contrast, the narrative hints at Etta Romney's secretive past as she embarks on an audacious adventure to act on stage while concealing her true identity as the Earl's daughter. The opening chapters set a tone of intrigue, with a spectral encounter by the river foreshadowing a blend of romance, mystery, and the ensuing consequences of their choices as Etta strives to embrace life beyond the confines of her aristocratic upbringing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/35336/35336-h/images/img-cover.jpg Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 508437 2025-08-14T10:37:55.798301 text/html 492534 2021-01-07T12:43:55 text/html 551562 2025-08-14T10:38:01.606712 application/epub+zip 559608 2025-08-14T10:37:56.609276 application/epub+zip 257818 2025-08-14T10:37:56.195294 application/epub+zip 703799 2025-08-14T10:38:05.604716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 679974 2025-08-14T10:38:01.200701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378358 2022-09-16T08:16:43.158669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461580 2025-08-14T10:37:54.642292 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 461351 2021-01-07T12:43:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 461353 2021-01-07T12:43:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21234 2025-08-14T10:38:05.754675 application/rdf+xml 23405 2025-08-14T10:37:56.278249 image/jpeg 3703 2025-08-14T10:37:56.236298 image/jpeg 178008 2021-01-07T12:43:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 531856 2021-01-07T12:43:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 177932 2021-01-07T12:43:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 533665 2025-08-14T10:37:55.882258 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 en.wikipedia