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Title: A Life for a Life, Volume 1 (of 3)
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Summary: "A Life for a Life, Volume 1 (of 3)" by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around Theodora Johnston, a clergyman's daughter, who expresses her disdain for soldiers and reflects on her family's dynamics, particularly her relationship with her sisters. The novel explores themes of love, societal expectations, and personal identity within its social setting, capturing the inner thoughts and struggles of its protagonist. At the start of the book, Theodora shares her feelings about the military presence near her home, expressing a strong dislike for soldiers and their idleness during peacetime. As she navigates her relationships at a ball, she delineates the contrasting personalities of her sisters, Lisabel and Penelope, and their romantic entanglements. Encounters with the enigmatic Doctor Urquhart challenge her views and spark introspection about love and societal roles, setting up a dynamic exploration of character and emotion that promises to unfold throughout the novel. The opening establishes Theodora's character as complex, observant, and searching for her own identity amid the expectations placed upon her by family and society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock, 1826-1887
EBook No.: 47997
Published: Mar 13, 2015
Downloads: 165
Language: English
Subject: Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
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Title: A Life for a Life, Volume 1 (of 3)
Credits:
Produced by David Widger from page images generously
provided by the Internet Archive
Summary: "A Life for a Life, Volume 1 (of 3)" by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around Theodora Johnston, a clergyman's daughter, who expresses her disdain for soldiers and reflects on her family's dynamics, particularly her relationship with her sisters. The novel explores themes of love, societal expectations, and personal identity within its social setting, capturing the inner thoughts and struggles of its protagonist. At the start of the book, Theodora shares her feelings about the military presence near her home, expressing a strong dislike for soldiers and their idleness during peacetime. As she navigates her relationships at a ball, she delineates the contrasting personalities of her sisters, Lisabel and Penelope, and their romantic entanglements. Encounters with the enigmatic Doctor Urquhart challenge her views and spark introspection about love and societal roles, setting up a dynamic exploration of character and emotion that promises to unfold throughout the novel. The opening establishes Theodora's character as complex, observant, and searching for her own identity amid the expectations placed upon her by family and society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock, 1826-1887
EBook No.: 47997
Published: Mar 13, 2015
Downloads: 165
Language: English
Subject: Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.