Project Gutenberg 2015-02-13 Public domain in the USA. 323 Finley, Martha 1828 1909 Farquharson, Martha Cousin Martha Signing the Contract, and What It Cost Produced by David Edwards, Fay Dunn and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Signing the Contract, and What It Cost" by Martha Finley is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The book revolves around the emotional and moral dilemmas faced by the characters, particularly focusing on the struggles of an unnamed young woman grappling with the loss of her adoptive parents and the revelation of her origins. The plot intricately weaves themes of love, sacrifice, and the meaning of family bonds. At the start of the story, we meet Mr. and Mrs. Kemper, who are traveling by train when Mrs. Kemper notices a sorrowful woman outside, leading to their eventual encounter with her at a nearby station. The woman, who is revealed to be in dire straits, becomes central to the narrative as her heartbreaking story unfolds. She encounters a series of life-altering decisions that impact her relationship with her child and the Kempers, culminating in tragic events that will lead to deeper explorations of identity, love, and the endurance of the human spirit. The introduction sets the emotional tone for a tale that promises to delve into complex familial ties and the sacrifices made for love and survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American fiction -- 19th century PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 563297 2025-11-19T11:02:23.246503 text/html 553331 2024-10-24T17:00:33 text/html 384925 2025-11-19T11:02:32.355448 application/epub+zip 382619 2025-11-19T11:02:24.501453 application/epub+zip 332433 2025-11-19T11:02:23.875490 application/epub+zip 523313 2025-11-19T11:02:37.884389 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466467 2025-11-19T11:02:31.509428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416643 2022-09-21T20:35:04.752086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 499132 2025-11-19T11:02:22.445499 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 479238 2024-10-24T17:00:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16184 2025-11-19T11:02:38.028425 application/rdf+xml 17122 2025-11-19T11:02:23.980462 image/jpeg 2568 2025-11-19T11:02:23.927495 image/jpeg 303880 2025-11-19T11:02:23.291475 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