Project Gutenberg 2016-04-21 Public domain in the USA. 79 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 The Sorceress, v. 2 of 3 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) "The Sorceress" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds through the lens of Bee Kingsward, the main character, who grapples with tumultuous emotions as her family faces the reality of her mother’s grave illness. This turmoil serves as a backdrop against the complexities of love, duty, and personal sacrifice, reflecting the struggles of a young woman navigating personal tragedy while considering the expectations placed upon her by family and society. At the start of the novel, the narrative immerses us in Bee's inner turmoil following the collapse of her expectations for happiness alongside the distress brought on by her mother’s critical condition. The atmosphere is charged with anxiety as Bee oscillates between her own emotional devastation following a romantic betrayal and the heavy responsibility thrust upon her during her mother's illness. As the doctor reveals the severity of her mother’s state to Bee, she is confronted with the weight of expectation to be the strong pillar for her family, despite feeling shattered herself. This opening sets the stage for a profound exploration of family dynamics, personal sacrifice, and the relentless passage of grief and love amidst despair. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 311305 2025-07-20T15:15:56.876220 text/html 294709 2024-10-23T00:22:16 text/html 192611 2025-07-20T15:16:00.542197 application/epub+zip 195173 2025-07-20T15:15:57.481204 application/epub+zip 181908 2025-07-20T15:15:57.175281 application/epub+zip 299064 2025-07-20T15:16:03.277185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271638 2025-07-20T15:16:00.249217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258394 2022-09-23T15:35:40.807517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291311 2025-07-20T15:15:56.551200 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 271414 2024-10-23T00:22:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17116 2025-07-20T15:16:03.403161 application/rdf+xml 21144 2025-07-20T15:15:57.244209 image/jpeg 1921 2025-07-20T15:15:57.210198 image/jpeg 186913 2025-07-20T15:15:56.903213 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