Project Gutenberg 2012-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 119 Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) 1835 1915 Braddon, Mary Elizabeth White, Babington Breddon, Miss Maxwell, Mary Elizabeth Braddon Braddon, Mary E. Mount Royal: A Novel. Volume 1 of 3 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) "Mount Royal: A Novel. Volume 1 of 3" by M. E. Braddon is a work of fiction written in the late 19th century. This novel follows the lives of Christabel Courtenay and her aunt, Mrs. Tregonell, as they navigate themes of love, grief, and societal expectations, notably in relation to Captain Hamleigh, a widower whose past looms over the present. The setting of Mount Royal serves as a picturesque backdrop, complementing the interplay of emotion and intrigue among the characters. The opening of the novel introduces us to deep familial bonds and a wistful exploration of past loves as Christabel listens intently to her aunt's reflections on her late fiancé, Captain Hamleigh, and the sadness surrounding his deceased wife. Their conversation is interspersed with humor and youthful candor, which highlights Christabel's delicate innocence and growing curiosity about love and marriage. As Aunt Diana recounts her memories, including her hopes for Christabel's future and the arrival of Captain Hamleigh’s son, Angus, the narrative sets a tone of nostalgia mixed with underlying tension and possibility, creating a foundation for the emotional conflicts to unfold throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 351459 2025-09-16T15:42:57.966827 text/html 333870 2024-10-23T12:10:07 text/html 248732 2025-09-16T15:43:05.445843 application/epub+zip 253019 2025-09-16T15:43:01.220867 application/epub+zip 200533 2025-09-16T15:42:59.952850 application/epub+zip 436573 2025-09-16T15:43:08.686806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421262 2025-09-16T15:43:04.649792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308421 2022-09-18T20:16:16.330874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335488 2025-09-16T15:42:57.428827 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 315596 2024-10-23T12:10:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16693 2025-09-16T15:43:08.808771 application/rdf+xml 14322 2025-09-16T15:43:00.479835 image/jpeg 3395 2025-09-16T15:43:00.197814 image/jpeg 244227 2025-09-16T15:42:57.996858 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