Project Gutenberg 2015-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 225 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 3 (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 3 (of 3)" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the character Hester, exploring themes of love, ambition, and social expectations in contemporary society. The novel presents a nuanced depiction of Hester's relationships with others, especially her interactions with Roland and Edward Vernon, as romantic tensions and personal ambitions unfold. The opening of the book introduces a lively dialogue among characters who discuss affairs of the heart and the complexities of social expectations. Hester is portrayed as a strong and independent woman who grapples with societal pressures and her own desires, particularly concerning her feelings for Edward Vernon. Emma, her friend, expresses anxiety over her own romantic situation, revealing the competitive nature of relationships among women. The narrative seamlessly blends domestic life with deeper philosophical inquiries into ambition and societal roles, setting the stage for Hester's personal journey and the evolving dynamics of her relationships as various characters navigate their own paths. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.3 (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 Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 433826 2025-06-19T11:26:15.945740 text/html 417686 2024-10-24T16:59:04 text/html 406219 2025-06-19T11:26:21.653740 application/epub+zip 409996 2025-06-19T11:26:16.924694 application/epub+zip 238895 2025-06-19T11:26:16.397723 application/epub+zip 531223 2025-06-19T11:26:25.653714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493231 2025-06-19T11:26:21.166713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322526 2022-09-21T20:16:10.382278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401572 2023-09-21T04:38:21.714077 text/plain 381660 2024-10-24T16:59:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18512 2025-06-19T11:26:25.801726 application/rdf+xml 13884 2025-06-19T11:26:16.533745 image/jpeg 2408 2025-06-19T11:26:16.466766 image/jpeg 373267 2025-06-19T11:26:15.989762 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