Project Gutenberg 2015-12-04 Public domain in the USA. 165 Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) 1854 1909 Crawford, Francis Marion Katherine Lauderdale; Vol. 1 of 2 Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Katherine Lauderdale" by F. Marion Crawford is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative begins by focusing on complex relationships and character dynamics as John Ralston interacts with his friend Hamilton Bright and reflects on his feelings for Katharine Lauderdale, a woman he admires. The themes of love, societal expectations, and personal struggles are likely central to the storyline as Ralston navigates his emotions and relationship with Katharine. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to John Ralston, who grapples with feelings of inadequacy and a desire for love amid his struggles with alcoholism. In a conversation with Bright, Ralston reveals his discontent with his life and expresses a longing for change. The dynamic between Ralston and Bright hints at the tensions in Ralston's life, particularly as he becomes entangled with Katharine Lauderdale, a beautiful and determined young woman. The opening also sets the stage for Ralston's eventual secretive proposal of marriage to Katharine, emphasizing their love against the backdrop of civil obligations, societal expectations, and Ralston's internal conflicts. The vivid dialogue and well-drawn characters indicate a deeper exploration of emotional and moral dilemmas that are to unfold in the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Upper class -- Fiction Interpersonal relations -- Fiction Families -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 491045 2025-07-20T10:08:16.784231 text/html 477367 2024-10-22T23:32:01 text/html 1681232 2025-07-20T10:08:22.582725 application/epub+zip 1684839 2025-07-20T10:08:17.624243 application/epub+zip 235702 2025-07-20T10:08:17.186256 application/epub+zip 1827241 2025-07-20T10:08:26.668719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1792727 2025-07-20T10:08:21.964768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349703 2022-09-23T03:33:52.247225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461363 2025-07-20T10:08:15.982428 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 441523 2024-10-22T23:32:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17636 2025-07-20T10:08:26.810688 application/rdf+xml 17038 2025-07-20T10:08:17.259255 image/jpeg 2558 2025-07-20T10:08:17.223261 image/jpeg 1594491 2025-07-20T10:08:16.865263 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