Project Gutenberg 2013-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 133 Molesworth, Mrs. 1839 1921 Mrs. (Mary Louisa) Molesworth Molesworth, Mary Louisa Stewart Graham, Ennis Davis, John Steeple 1844 1917 Davis, John S. Davis, J. Steeple (John Steeple) The Laurel Walk Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Laurel Walk" by Mrs. Molesworth is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the Morion sisters, particularly Betty and Frances, as they navigate life in the small coastal village of Craig Bay, dealing with their father’s peculiarities and the dullness of their existence which lacks excitement and opportunity. The narrative explores themes of longing for change and the mundane nature of their daily lives intertwined with hints of the supernatural. At the start of the novel, the atmosphere is set on a dreary, rainy evening where the eldest sister, Frances, is delayed at a chemist’s shop, while Betty waits outdoors, contemplating their monotonous life. As they walk home, their conversation reveals their discontent with the stifling predictability of their lives, coupled with a yearning for something more engaging. Their discussion hints at an interest in the long-deserted family estate, Craig-Morion, and foreshadows potential changes when they learn of its possible new tenants. This opening chapter not only establishes the sisters' personalities—Frances as the nurturing yet weary caretaker, and Betty as the dreamer longing for excitement—but also sets up the narrative's tension between their unremarkable reality and their desires for a more vibrant life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Sisters -- Fiction Families -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 612328 2025-08-17T11:17:07.008518 text/html 618286 2024-10-23T16:48:50 text/html 706510 2025-08-17T11:17:15.615432 application/epub+zip 714748 2025-08-17T11:17:09.333475 application/epub+zip 285537 2025-08-17T11:17:07.961486 application/epub+zip 960011 2025-08-17T11:17:20.384454 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 935540 2025-08-17T11:17:14.697477 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481424 2022-09-19T16:54:18.143010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 544679 2025-08-17T11:17:06.077517 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 524997 2024-10-23T16:48:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17667 2025-08-17T11:17:20.522436 application/rdf+xml 13566 2025-08-17T11:17:08.489472 image/jpeg 3685 2025-08-17T11:17:08.220511 image/jpeg 689789 2025-08-17T11:17:07.085509 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