Project Gutenberg 2012-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 348 Smith, Charlotte 1749 1806 Smith, Charlotte Turner Emmeline, the Orphan of the Castle Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmeline E-text prepared by Delphine Lettau, Matthias Grammel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Emmeline, the Orphan of the Castle" by Charlotte Smith is a novel written in the late 18th century. This work centers around young Emmeline Mowbray, a girl who grows up in the crumbling Mowbray Castle, navigating her life as an orphan raised by the housekeeper and the steward, amidst themes of social class, loneliness, and romantic entanglement. The narrative explores her struggles as she faces the loss of her guardians and the uncertain future that awaits her. At the start of the novel, we find Emmeline living a secluded life in Mowbray Castle, which has seen better days. Emmeline is left vulnerable and dependent on the favors of those around her since her noble lineage offers her little protection in a world where she is ultimately alone. The opening chapters detail her tender relationship with Mrs. Carey, the housekeeper, and her growing awareness of social hierarchies, particularly in the light of her encounters with Lord Montreville, the estate's current owner, and his son, Lord Delamere, who becomes a source of both admiration and fear. The stage is set for an exploration of Emmeline's character development as she grapples with abandonment, relationships, and the looming threat of her eventual displacement from the only home she has known. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41646/41646-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Single women -- Fiction Gothic fiction Marriage -- Fiction Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1358964 2025-06-17T03:49:40.340226 text/html 1377112 2012-12-17T17:47:59 text/html 685966 2025-06-17T03:49:56.921137 application/epub+zip 704105 2025-06-17T03:49:42.979261 application/epub+zip 545593 2025-06-17T03:49:41.671241 application/epub+zip 1060765 2025-06-17T03:50:07.047116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 979062 2025-06-17T03:49:55.141175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 821307 2022-09-19T05:23:57.782714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1266916 2023-09-18T07:34:28.615360 text/plain 17018 2025-06-17T03:50:07.217085 application/rdf+xml 6042 2025-06-17T03:49:41.813221 image/jpeg 1192 2025-06-17T03:49:41.742226 image/jpeg 647682 2025-06-17T03:49:40.463219 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