Project Gutenberg 2016-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 193 Eggleston, George Cary 1839 1911 Williams, C. D. (Charles D.) 1875 1954 Williams, Charles D. Dorothy South: A Love Story of Virginia Just Before the War Produced by David Edwards, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Dorothy South: A Love Story of Virginia Just Before the War" by George Cary Eggleston is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in Virginia during a transformative period leading up to the Civil War, introducing readers to complex themes of love, duty, and societal expectations. The narrative revolves around the titular character, Dorothy South, a young girl navigating her emerging identity and relationships against the backdrop of her family's plantation. The opening of the novel presents a vivid landscape of south side Virginia and sets the stage for the complex dynamics that will unfold. We meet Dr. Arthur Brent, the new master of Wyanoke, who is returning to the family estate after years away. His encounter with a local young boy named Dick hints at the tensions of the era, while a meeting with Dorothy South introduces her intriguing character—a mixture of childlike innocence and developing maturity. As Arthur grapples with his responsibilities and the unwritten rules of plantation life, the stage is set for a deeper exploration of his relationship with Dorothy, who is portrayed with both grace and strength amidst the constraints imposed by society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Love stories Virginia -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: American Literature 615118 2025-07-21T04:15:19.870929 text/html 599541 2024-10-23T00:36:37 text/html 1011466 2025-07-21T04:15:28.404851 application/epub+zip 1014867 2025-07-21T04:15:21.671894 application/epub+zip 296707 2025-07-21T04:15:20.763924 application/epub+zip 1321154 2025-07-21T04:15:33.489871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1255419 2025-07-21T04:15:27.347865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415926 2022-09-23T19:15:24.624568 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555742 2025-07-21T04:15:18.937929 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 535628 2024-10-23T00:36:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18009 2025-07-21T04:15:33.704807 application/rdf+xml 20943 2025-07-21T04:15:20.851875 image/jpeg 3150 2025-07-21T04:15:20.808890 image/jpeg 956194 2025-07-21T04:15:19.949876 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