Project Gutenberg 2014-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 189 Collins, E. Burke, Mrs. 1848 1902 Brown, Emma Augusta Collins, Mrs. E. Burke Sharkey, Emma Augusta Her Dark Inheritance 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/)) "Her Dark Inheritance" by Mrs. E. Burke Collins is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the life of Beatrix Dane, a young girl with a complex past, who becomes entangled in a web of dark family secrets, legacy, and unexpected circumstances. The narrative is rich with dramatic tension, centering on themes of identity, love, and the struggle against malevolent forces. The opening portion introduces us to a stormy night in Chester, Massachusetts, where the lonely and burdened physician, Doctor Frederick Lynne, is surprised by a mysterious visitor who brings in a dying woman and her child. After this shocking event, he discovers a letter commanding him to raise the child, Beatrix, with the promise of wealth if he does not pursue her background. As the story unfolds, we see Beatrix grow into a young woman who is forced to navigate through familial tensions, her own unresolved feelings about her real parents, and the oppressive influence of Bernard Dane, who has ulterior motives for her future. The dynamics between Beatrix, her adopted family, and the enigmatic Keith Kenyon create a compelling web of relationships that drive the narrative forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46363/46363-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 81.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Gothic fiction Dime novels PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 392946 2025-06-18T17:13:37.572147 text/html 379735 2024-10-24T09:13:41 text/html 386165 2025-06-18T17:13:43.986118 application/epub+zip 390609 2025-06-18T17:13:38.540173 application/epub+zip 216430 2025-06-18T17:13:38.047192 application/epub+zip 530642 2025-06-18T17:13:48.528105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481355 2025-06-18T17:13:43.435220 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308204 2022-09-21T05:57:59.703498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355568 2023-09-20T07:21:18.750645 text/plain 335678 2024-10-24T09:13:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15879 2025-06-18T17:13:48.688089 application/rdf+xml 24673 2025-06-18T17:13:38.146135 image/jpeg 3761 2025-06-18T17:13:38.096130 image/jpeg 382623 2025-06-18T17:13:37.618146 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