Project Gutenberg 2012-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 135 Montrésor, F. F. (Frances Frederica) 1934 Montresor, F. F. (Frances Frederica) Montrésor, Frances Frederica Into the Highways and Hedges Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Into the Highways and Hedges" by F. F. Montrésor is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative introduces Margaret Deane, the youngest of three heiresses, detailing her struggles growing up under the stern supervision of her Aunt Russelthorpe in a world of privilege, yet surrounded by contradictions. The themes explored include the conflict between social expectations and personal desire, as well as the impact of poverty on different classes. The opening of the novel establishes a vivid portrayal of Margaret's childhood, marked by deep familial connections and early traumas. After a distressing encounter with a thief who took her mother's locket, Margaret’s life takes a turn toward personal growth and reflection. The narrative introduces important characters, including her father, who embodies romantic ideals, and Aunt Russelthorpe, who represents societal constraints. As Margaret navigates her relationships and seeks her identity, the attention turns to her encounter with Barnabas Thorpe, a preacher whose fervor challenges her understanding of faith and duty, setting the stage for her internal journey throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40594/40594-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en England -- Fiction Clergy -- Fiction Prisoners -- Fiction Marriage -- Fiction Mystery fiction Social classes -- England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 798087 2025-07-16T12:14:29.824979 text/html 784628 2024-10-23T10:24:30 text/html 529970 2025-07-16T12:14:37.930901 application/epub+zip 544511 2025-07-16T12:14:30.830933 application/epub+zip 387196 2025-07-16T12:14:30.334933 application/epub+zip 773921 2025-07-16T12:14:43.726895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 737531 2025-07-16T12:14:37.461912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 580439 2022-09-18T15:03:50.924189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 768152 2023-09-17T15:14:34.805164 text/plain 748435 2024-10-23T10:24:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17517 2025-07-16T12:14:43.859871 application/rdf+xml 26349 2025-07-16T12:14:30.429938 image/jpeg 3022 2025-07-16T12:14:30.382953 image/jpeg 488160 2025-07-16T12:14:29.891934 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