Project Gutenberg 2012-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 334 Steel, Flora Annie Webster 1847 1929 Steel, F. A. (Flora Annie) Miss Stuart's Legacy Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by Google Books (University of California) "Miss Stuart's Legacy" by Flora Annie Steel is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in India, focusing on the experiences of Belle Stuart, a young woman who has just arrived in the country to reunite with her estranged father, Colonel Stuart, after many years apart. The narrative explores themes of identity, belonging, and the clash of cultures as Belle adjusts to her new life surrounded by various characters, including her ambitious stepmother and a diverse cast of local and expatriate figures. The opening of the novel sets the stage at a bustling Indian railway station, where Belle arrives with dreams of a joyful reunion with her father, whom she has never really known. However, her initial excitement is tempered by the realization of her loneliness and the complexities of her family dynamics. Introduced to other characters such as Major Marsden and her stepmother, the reader witnesses Belle's gradual acclimatization to her new environment while confronting the uncertainty of her paternal relationship. The chapter establishes a rich, vivid backdrop of Indian society and hints at the challenges that lie ahead for Belle as she navigates her newfound identity within a culturally complex landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en India -- Fiction Inheritance and succession -- Fiction British -- India -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 678783 2025-08-16T10:06:51.646727 text/html 662974 2024-10-23T09:27:05 text/html 339981 2025-08-16T10:07:01.605662 application/epub+zip 351091 2025-08-16T10:06:54.994697 application/epub+zip 333341 2025-08-16T10:06:53.641702 application/epub+zip 576419 2025-08-16T10:07:06.713633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 542690 2025-08-16T10:07:00.575656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518227 2022-09-18T11:36:47.771119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 621055 2025-08-16T10:06:50.165718 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 601241 2024-10-23T09:27:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16660 2025-08-16T10:07:06.848598 application/rdf+xml 11235 2025-08-16T10:06:54.147666 image/jpeg 2885 2025-08-16T10:06:53.896699 image/jpeg 332363 2025-08-16T10:06:51.698717 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