Project Gutenberg 2016-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 203 Ouida 1839 1908 De La Rame, Louisa De la Ramée, Louise De la Ramée, Louisa Uida Ramé, Marie Louise Ramée, Maria Louise De la Ramee, Louise Ramé, Louisa de la Wanda, Vol. 1 (of 3) Produced by Wanda Lee, Laura Natal Rodriguez and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generouslly made available by the Internet Archive.) "Wanda, Vol. 1 (of 3)" by Ouida is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in Russia and Austria, focusing on themes of nobility, loss, and personal identity against a backdrop of changing landscapes and social structures. The main character, Countess Wanda von Szalras, grapples with her grief following the loss of her brother, while Prince Paul Ivanovitch Zabaroff confronts the consequences of his past decisions, including the life of his son, Vassia. The opening of the book sets the stage with a vivid description of a rural Russian landscape as Prince Zabaroff finds himself stranded in a village where he discovers his ownership of a decaying manorial mansion. The narrative quickly shifts to reveal his estranged son, Vassia, a child unaware of his noble heritage, raised by an old woman named Maritza. Simultaneously, we are introduced to Countess Wanda, who mourns her brother's accidental death and resists rejoining society at the insistence of her Empress. This duality of characters and their emotional struggles establishes a poignant atmosphere, hinting at the intertwining paths of their lives as the storyline progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Category: Novels 451295 2025-08-21T04:14:16.286469 text/html 431358 2024-10-23T00:36:18 text/html 324010 2025-08-21T04:14:21.073484 application/epub+zip 330929 2025-08-21T04:14:16.912449 application/epub+zip 242887 2025-08-21T04:14:16.595476 application/epub+zip 450845 2025-08-21T04:14:24.433476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436410 2025-08-21T04:14:20.773473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348430 2022-09-23T19:09:22.436527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434434 2025-08-21T04:14:15.713474 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 414694 2024-10-23T00:36:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16175 2025-08-21T04:14:24.586409 application/rdf+xml 11238 2025-08-21T04:14:16.678469 image/jpeg 2235 2025-08-21T04:14:16.635600 image/jpeg 294440 2025-08-21T04:14:16.326452 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