Project Gutenberg 2015-02-10 Public domain in the USA. 189 Carey, Rosa Nouchette 1840 1909 Carey, R. Nouchette (Rosa Nouchette) Averil Produced by Chris Whitehead, 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/)) "Averil" by Rosa Nouchette Carey is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers on the life of Averil Willmot, a delicate young woman who struggles with her responsibilities towards her step-family while navigating her own needs and desires. The book explores themes of kindness, duty, and the challenges of personal happiness in the face of familial expectations. The opening portion introduces us to Mr. Harland, a cheerful lawyer, and Averil, his close friend. The scene unfolds on a rainy day in Lincoln's Inn as Averil expresses her concerns about her step-family and her desire to help a distant cousin named Annette Ramsay, who has recently lost her mother. The narrative highlights Averil's gentle nature and her commitment to helping those in need, as well as Mr. Harland’s concern for her well-being. As he reads a letter from Annette, the emotional weight surrounding both their lives and the theme of familial obligation begins to take shape, setting the stage for the unfolding drama and connections between the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Friendship -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction Cousins -- Fiction Sick -- Fiction Young women -- Conduct of life -- Fiction Kindness -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 423312 2025-07-19T10:48:43.112026 text/html 404208 2024-10-24T16:59:53 text/html 391762 2025-07-19T10:48:48.021526 application/epub+zip 397287 2025-07-19T10:48:43.834026 application/epub+zip 236239 2025-07-19T10:48:43.468042 application/epub+zip 534549 2025-07-19T10:48:51.586489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504928 2025-07-19T10:48:47.678551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344140 2022-09-21T20:26:48.182008 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398152 2025-07-19T10:48:42.457028 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 378333 2024-10-24T16:59:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18429 2025-07-19T10:48:51.717485 application/rdf+xml 21647 2025-07-19T10:48:43.554023 image/jpeg 3418 2025-07-19T10:48:43.510023 image/jpeg 356076 2025-07-19T10:48:43.150027 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