Project Gutenberg 2011-04-04 Public domain in the USA. 146 Loudon, Mrs. (Margracia) Loudon, Margracia Loudon, Margratia Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 1 of 3) Produced by Heather Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Dilemmas of Pride" by Mrs. Loudon is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story centers around the aristocratic Arden family, specifically focusing on the events surrounding the coming-of-age celebration of Sir Willoughby Arden and the implications of family ties, pride, and social status within the context of social gatherings and personal relationships. Themes of inherited wealth, familial duty, and the societal expectations placed upon young women and men are likely to play a pivotal role in the narrative. The opening of the novel presents a lavish celebration in the grounds of Arden Park as the family rejoices in the coming of age of Willoughby and his twin brother Alfred. Amidst festivities and vibrant imagery, Lady Arden reflects on her shifting status as the mother of the heirs, acknowledging both the beauty of her surroundings and the melancholy of impending change. The scene is set under a midnight sky, filled with celebrations that are soon interrupted by a tumultuous storm, carrying with it a sense of foreboding linked to the family's historical legends of tragedy. Lady Arden's internal conflict about her children’s futures, especially with the traditional ties of society around marriage and family fortunes, hints at the broader dilemmas of pride that will unfold throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 274319 2025-10-14T12:42:23.809745 text/html 276919 2011-04-04T15:44:28 text/html 238497 2025-10-14T12:42:30.744698 application/epub+zip 238698 2025-10-14T12:42:26.821711 application/epub+zip 174657 2025-10-14T12:42:25.522696 application/epub+zip 400562 2025-10-14T12:42:33.771741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363148 2025-10-14T12:42:29.944680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295776 2022-09-16T11:03:56.084293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243818 2025-10-14T12:42:23.321775 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 243641 2011-04-04T15:43:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 243632 2011-04-04T15:43:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20089 2025-10-14T12:42:33.903655 application/rdf+xml 15830 2025-10-14T12:42:26.123697 image/jpeg 3976 2025-10-14T12:42:25.872741 image/jpeg 92611 2011-04-04T15:44:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 150872 2011-04-04T15:44:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 92582 2011-04-04T15:44:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 226125 2025-10-14T12:42:23.836742 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