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Title: Miss Hildreth: A Novel, Volume 2
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Summary: "Miss Hildreth: A Novel, Volume 2" by Augusta de Grasse Stevens is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around a complex and tense scenario set in Petersburg, involving political intrigue, societal expectations, and the lives of its main characters, including Ivor Tolskoi, a young man embroiled in the machinations of the Tsar's secret police, who grapples with romantic feelings for Olga Naundorff while contending with the dangerous presence of the woman who may hold the key to a politically charged murder. At the start of the novel, readers are thrust into the vivid and oppressive atmosphere of Petersburg where the sun shines brightly, casting shadows over the grim realities of its autocratic regime. The opening introduces Ivor Tolskoi as he contemplates his feelings for Olga while navigating his duties in the Imperial Chancellerie. The tension escalates when Ivor encounters a woman he believes to be Adèle Lamien, linked to a murder that has implications for his superiors. The chapter sets the stage for ensuing conflicts—personal, political, and romantic—hinting at a web of deceit, unrequited love, and the looming threat of betrayal within the dark undercurrents of power and societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Stevens, Augusta de Grasse, 1852-1894
EBook No.: 40432
Published: Aug 7, 2012
Downloads: 69
Language: English
Subject: Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Miss Hildreth: A Novel, Volume 2
Credits:
Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Miss Hildreth: A Novel, Volume 2" by Augusta de Grasse Stevens is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around a complex and tense scenario set in Petersburg, involving political intrigue, societal expectations, and the lives of its main characters, including Ivor Tolskoi, a young man embroiled in the machinations of the Tsar's secret police, who grapples with romantic feelings for Olga Naundorff while contending with the dangerous presence of the woman who may hold the key to a politically charged murder. At the start of the novel, readers are thrust into the vivid and oppressive atmosphere of Petersburg where the sun shines brightly, casting shadows over the grim realities of its autocratic regime. The opening introduces Ivor Tolskoi as he contemplates his feelings for Olga while navigating his duties in the Imperial Chancellerie. The tension escalates when Ivor encounters a woman he believes to be Adèle Lamien, linked to a murder that has implications for his superiors. The chapter sets the stage for ensuing conflicts—personal, political, and romantic—hinting at a web of deceit, unrequited love, and the looming threat of betrayal within the dark undercurrents of power and societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Stevens, Augusta de Grasse, 1852-1894
EBook No.: 40432
Published: Aug 7, 2012
Downloads: 69
Language: English
Subject: Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.