Project Gutenberg 2015-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 166 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 Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 1 (of 3) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hester_(novel) Produced by Delphine Lettau, Dianne Nolan and the team at Distributed Proofreaders Canada "Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 1" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work centers around the character Hester, a young girl who navigates the complexities and changes in her familial relationships after returning to England with her mother, Mrs. John Vernon, following a significant downfall. The story explores themes of social status, identity, and the contrasts between characters as they interact in a world of personal and financial upheaval. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to the Vernons, a prominent banking family, detailing their history and the resultant expectations from the family members. Hester's mother, Mrs. John Vernon, returns to the family home from abroad after a time of hardship, and a tension develops when Hester unexpectedly confronts Catherine Vernon — a distant relative who has offered them shelter. Their first encounter is filled with misunderstandings and resentment, highlighting Hester's protective instincts towards her mother, and revealing the complexities inherent in familial bonds. Amidst the backdrop of societal expectations and personal ambitions, the reader is drawn into a narrative that balances individual aspirations and the expectations of others. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Fiction Psychological fiction Young women -- Fiction Love stories Domestic fiction Family-owned business enterprises -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Older women -- Fiction Conflict of generations -- Fiction Women bankers -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 428986 2025-07-19T10:41:19.835220 text/html 411937 2024-10-24T16:59:01 text/html 402732 2025-07-19T10:41:24.738248 application/epub+zip 407035 2025-07-19T10:41:20.636225 application/epub+zip 235911 2025-07-19T10:41:20.221233 application/epub+zip 529847 2025-07-19T10:41:28.142231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490385 2025-07-19T10:41:24.316241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319651 2022-09-21T20:15:41.252052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394927 2025-07-19T10:41:19.195245 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 374994 2024-10-24T16:59:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19910 2025-07-19T10:41:28.272188 application/rdf+xml 13878 2025-07-19T10:41:20.332249 image/jpeg 2409 2025-07-19T10:41:20.276270 image/jpeg 370052 2025-07-19T10:41:19.871240 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