Project Gutenberg 2012-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 195 Wood, Henry, Mrs. 1814 1887 Wood, Ellen Price Ludlow, Johnny Price, Ellen Wood, Mrs. Henry Wood, Mrs. Henry (Ellen) A Life's Secret: A Novel Produced by David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Life's Secret: A Novel" by Mrs. Henry Wood is a work of fiction written in the late 19th century. The story opens in Ketterford, England, showcasing various characters such as Austin Clay, a promising young builder’s apprentice, and Miss Gwinn, a mysterious woman rumored to be mad. The novel hints at themes of love, societal expectations, and the impact of secrets on personal lives. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Austin Clay, who is now out of his apprenticeship with Mr. Thornimett, a builder. The setting illustrates the relationship between Austin and the Thornimett family, who took him in after he lost his parents. As Austin goes about his holiday, he encounters Miss Gwinn, who accuses a stranger, Mr. Henry Hunter, of something hidden in their past. This interaction is charged with mystery and foreshadows the entangled relationships that will unfold throughout the story, emphasizing the idea that secrets often lead to unforeseen consequences. As events unfold, the foreshadowing hints at potential conflicts and resolutions tied to the characters' pasts, as well as their aspirations for the future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en England -- Fiction Strikes and lockouts -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 619720 2025-08-15T15:45:17.379397 text/html 630147 2013-10-21T06:30:16 text/html 337975 2025-08-15T15:45:27.803342 application/epub+zip 343328 2025-08-15T15:45:20.718343 application/epub+zip 313384 2025-08-15T15:45:19.296347 application/epub+zip 590388 2025-08-15T15:45:33.157311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 540189 2025-08-15T15:45:26.686336 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489791 2022-09-17T16:58:09.113915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573618 2025-08-15T15:45:15.958381 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 573443 2013-10-21T06:28:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 573434 2013-10-21T06:27:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20542 2025-08-15T15:45:33.324285 application/rdf+xml 13818 2025-08-15T15:45:19.832365 image/jpeg 3918 2025-08-15T15:45:19.571346 image/jpeg 220192 2013-10-21T06:31:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 241218 2013-10-21T06:31:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 220154 2013-10-21T06:31:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 315931 2025-08-15T15:45:17.430375 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