Project Gutenberg 2016-06-21 Public domain in the USA. 194 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 Whiteladies 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) "Whiteladies" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around the Austin sisters, Miss Susan and Miss Augustine, who inhabit an ancestral manor that carries the weight of an unfortunate family history. The story explores themes of family legacy, personal sacrifice, and contrasting perspectives on duty and charity as the sisters navigate their intertwined lives amid impending change. The opening of "Whiteladies" introduces readers to the rich and decaying setting of the Austin manor, where Miss Susan Austin knits in a shaded porch on a hot July day, reflecting on her family’s troubled legacy. The chapter reveals hints of familial tensions, particularly around the fate of their home, which is burdened by inheritance issues following the illness of their nephew, Herbert. As their lives intersect with that of the Farrel-Austin family—an adversary in their struggle for the estate—the sisters' individual personalities start to emerge. Miss Susan is pragmatic and grounded, while Miss Augustine is more idealistic and focused on charitable works, setting the stage for a complex exploration of their differing responses to adversity. The narrative leaves readers with a sense of impending conflict tied to family duty and the inevitable changes to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en London (England) -- Fiction Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1121676 2025-07-21T05:13:17.312808 text/html 1112910 2024-10-23T00:45:39 text/html 510169 2025-07-21T05:13:27.036748 application/epub+zip 523243 2025-07-21T05:13:18.752798 application/epub+zip 484455 2025-07-21T05:13:18.057817 application/epub+zip 826387 2025-07-21T05:13:34.249683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 740025 2025-07-21T05:13:26.284778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 699800 2022-09-23T21:29:47.463946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1069559 2025-07-21T05:13:16.178851 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1049790 2024-10-23T00:45:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18025 2025-07-21T05:13:34.378698 application/rdf+xml 17059 2025-07-21T05:13:18.144762 image/jpeg 3219 2025-07-21T05:13:18.101786 image/jpeg 485367 2025-07-21T05:13:17.402772 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