Project Gutenberg 2014-12-10 Public domain in the USA. 113 Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret) 1828 1897 Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant Wilson Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant Olyphant, Mrs. Oliphant, M. O. W. (Margaret Oliphant Wilson) Oliphant, Mrs. Margaret Oliphant, Mrs. Wilson, Margaret At His Gates: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) Produced by Delphine Lettau, Mary Meehan & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "At His Gates: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3)" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story introduces Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drummond, a couple navigating their contrasting aspirations and disappointments in Victorian society. Robert is a painter of genre art who yearns for recognition as a historical artist, while Helen, his wife from a well-off family, grapples with her dreams of fame and artistic prowess that remain unfulfilled in her husband's work. The opening of the novel establishes the Drummonds' domestic life in Kensington, portraying Helen’s internal struggle with Robert's mediocrity as an artist. Although Robert is a talented painter, he lacks the genius Helen desires, creating a rift between them. As Helen contemplates their life, she feels a mix of pride and discontent, questioning the sacrifices they have made, especially as her cousin, Mr. Reginald Burton, reenters their lives with the prospect of wealth through commercial speculation. The narrative sets the stage for a complex examination of ambition, identity, and the personal sacrifices made in pursuit of art and success, all while exploring the tensions in their marriage and the societal expectations of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en London (England) -- Fiction Clergy -- Fiction Commercial crimes -- Fiction Capitalists and financiers -- Fiction Artists -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 395149 2025-07-19T07:30:26.902995 text/html 374299 2024-10-24T12:53:32 text/html 359832 2025-07-19T07:30:31.291975 application/epub+zip 364963 2025-07-19T07:30:27.897003 application/epub+zip 293806 2025-07-19T07:30:27.393994 application/epub+zip 379606 2025-07-19T07:30:34.402919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356087 2025-07-19T07:30:31.018954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345208 2022-09-21T15:34:45.727413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383846 2025-07-19T07:30:26.658984 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 363816 2024-10-24T12:53:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18520 2025-07-19T07:30:34.526947 application/rdf+xml 5361 2025-07-19T07:30:27.674967 image/jpeg 1457 2025-07-19T07:30:27.519988 image/jpeg 354308 2025-07-19T07:30:26.938011 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