Project Gutenberg 2011-08-16 Public domain in the USA. 245 Meade, L. T. 1854 1914 Smith, Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Meade, Mrs. L. T. Thomas, Elizabeth Meade, Elizabeth Thomasina Meade, Lillie Mead, L. T. A Life For a Love: A Novel Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Ron Stephens and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (www.canadiana.org)) "A Life For a Love" by L.T. Meade is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Gerald Wyndham, the only son of a country rector, who is caught in a tumultuous situation after getting engaged to Valentine Paget, the wealthy heiress of a prominent merchant. As the narrative unfolds, the complexities of love, social expectations, and personal sacrifice manifest through the lives of the characters, particularly highlighting Gerald's internal struggle between love and duty. The opening of the novel introduces the idyllic setting of a rectory garden on a summer day, filled with laughter and children playing. It quickly establishes key characters: the rector and his son Gerald, alongside his spirited sisters, Lilias and Marjory. The dialogue reveals a heartfelt concern from Lilias regarding Gerald's upcoming departure to London with his fiancée Valentine, hinting at deeper emotional undercurrents. As the characters discuss packing and preparations, the tension illustrates their affection for Gerald and foreshadows the upcoming wedding, while subtly hinting at the complexities that lie ahead in Gerald's new life and his entanglements with Valentine and her family. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels 617591 2025-10-15T06:34:35.106111 text/html 630286 2011-08-16T11:29:36 text/html 308179 2025-10-15T06:34:46.318626 application/epub+zip 312872 2025-10-15T06:34:38.059155 application/epub+zip 312872 2025-10-15T06:34:36.380109 application/epub+zip 595456 2025-10-15T06:34:52.469554 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524898 2025-10-15T06:34:44.747645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485772 2022-09-17T05:09:52.659457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564474 2025-10-15T06:34:33.321135 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 564345 2011-08-16T11:29:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 564337 2011-08-16T11:29:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20417 2025-10-15T06:34:52.617523 application/rdf+xml 13380 2025-10-15T06:34:36.892121 image/jpeg 3887 2025-10-15T06:34:36.636105 image/jpeg 213746 2011-08-16T11:29:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 226605 2011-08-16T11:29:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 213700 2011-08-16T11:29:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 290373 2025-10-15T06:34:35.156163 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