Project Gutenberg 2012-12-10 Public domain in the USA. 187 Hope, Anthony 1863 1933 Hawkins, Anthony Hope Mr. Witt's Widow: A Frivolous Tale Produced by eagkw, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Mr. Witt's Widow: A Frivolous Tale" by Anthony Hope is a novel written in the early 20th century, specifically in 1912. It depicts the social dynamics and romantic entanglements of the Neston family following the engagement of Gerald Neston to Neaera Witt, a wealthy widow. Central to the plot is George Neston, Gerald’s cousin, whose discovery of a hidden past involving Neaera leads to tension and conflict within the family. At the start of the story, we are introduced to the Neston family and their newly elevated social standing due to the ascension of Lord Tottlebury, bringing the attention on Gerald Neston's courtship of Neaera Witt. As the opening unfolds during a dinner at Lord Tottlebury's house, George becomes increasingly intrigued by Neaera, whom he recognizes as a young woman he defended in a theft case many years ago. This revelation sparks a moral dilemma for George, compelling him to confront Neaera and ultimately decide whether to reveal her past to Gerald, a conflict that sets the stage for escalating tension and drama amongst the characters. The initial chapters establish the balance between romance and societal expectations, while hinting at deeper themes of identity and reputation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41599/41599-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 307362 2025-06-16T19:05:03.979329 text/html 331020 2012-12-10T13:36:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 316832 2025-06-16T19:05:11.162253 application/epub+zip 318696 2025-06-16T19:05:05.697415 application/epub+zip 186408 2025-06-16T19:05:04.633428 application/epub+zip 429420 2025-06-16T19:05:16.493305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397761 2025-06-16T19:05:10.486271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265571 2022-09-19T04:58:26.848750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255367 2023-09-18T07:17:18.336607 text/plain 15841 2025-06-16T19:05:16.692216 application/rdf+xml 18171 2025-06-16T19:05:05.159270 image/jpeg 2729 2025-06-16T19:05:05.107264 image/jpeg 295085 2025-06-16T19:05:04.023308 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