Project Gutenberg 2011-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 232 Marsh, Richard 1857 1915 Heldman, Richard Bernard Heldmann, Bernard A Woman Perfected Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by Google Books "A Woman Perfected" by Richard Marsh is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the characters Donald Lindsay, who suffers a sudden stroke, and his daughter Nora, who is left to navigate the aftermath of her father's condition and the mysteries of their family life. As events unfold, the narrative delves into themes of male paternal control, the complications of wealth and social standing, and the complexities of personal relationships. At the start of the book, we witness a poignant scene where Donald Lindsay collapses after exhibiting unusual behavior, sparking concern among his daughter Nora and her friend, Elaine. The gravity of the situation escalates as they discover he is incapacitated in his study, having been engaged in mysterious, secretive activities before his collapse. The opening establishes a sense of foreboding as Nora becomes increasingly aware of her father's hidden life and the lack of communication about his affairs, primarily concerning the wealth and security he is supposed to provide her. From this point, the story hints at deeper secrets entwined with Donald's character, foreshadowing a narrative rich in suspense and intrigue surrounding family dynamics and social expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Children of the rich -- Fiction England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature 628916 2025-06-15T13:30:48.611810 text/html 637203 2021-01-08T07:46:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 209758 2021-01-08T07:46:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 289950 2025-06-15T13:30:59.916713 application/epub+zip 300291 2025-06-15T13:30:52.230790 application/epub+zip 294935 2025-06-15T13:30:50.649764 application/epub+zip 542380 2025-06-15T13:31:05.622729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504385 2025-06-15T13:30:58.815716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 480028 2022-09-17T12:22:49.387700 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550066 2025-06-15T13:30:46.267783 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 549946 2021-01-08T07:46:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 202344 2021-01-08T07:46:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 549937 2021-01-08T07:46:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202311 2021-01-08T07:46:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21109 2025-06-15T13:31:05.782702 application/rdf+xml 14134 2025-06-15T13:30:51.244762 image/jpeg 3536 2025-06-15T13:30:50.935772 image/jpeg 280880 2025-06-15T13:30:48.663803 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