Project Gutenberg 2013-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 190 Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. 1850 1937 Miller, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, Alexander McVeigh, Mrs. Point, Mittie Frances Clarke Miller, Mrs. Alex. McVeigh A Dreadful Temptation; or, A Young Wife's Ambition Produced by Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "A Dreadful Temptation; or, A Young Wife's Ambition" by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative begins with the wedding of Xenie Carroll, a beautiful young woman, who marries the wealthy but elderly John St. John. The novel explores themes of ambition, betrayal, and revenge as Xenie navigates her tumultuous feelings towards her marriage and her past love, Howard Templeton. The opening of the story sets the stage for Xenie's complex emotional landscape as she enters a marriage that seems to be driven by financial gain rather than love. Despite the lavish ceremony, Xenie's cold demeanor hints at her true feelings of resentment and a desire for revenge against Howard Templeton, who once abandoned her for the allure of wealth. As she begins her new life as Mrs. St. John, inner turmoil ensues, especially when it becomes clear that her marriage does not grant her the freedom or happiness she covets. The dynamics of revenge and power play intricately weave through Xenie's relationships, foreshadowing a dark and compelling journey ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43911/43911-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Revenge -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 269804 2025-08-17T15:32:46.583621 text/html 251327 2024-10-23T18:57:39 text/html 368582 2025-08-17T15:32:50.912579 application/epub+zip 370793 2025-08-17T15:32:47.223605 application/epub+zip 167937 2025-08-17T15:32:46.881564 application/epub+zip 484193 2025-08-17T15:32:54.006526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451515 2025-08-17T15:32:50.538579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249692 2022-09-20T04:56:30.257672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245211 2025-08-17T15:32:45.808553 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 225157 2024-10-23T18:57:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16435 2025-08-17T15:32:54.145512 application/rdf+xml 27326 2025-08-17T15:32:46.960557 image/jpeg 3795 2025-08-17T15:32:46.921556 image/jpeg 370685 2025-08-17T15:32:46.610582 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