Project Gutenberg 2017-05-13 Public domain in the USA. 129 Francis, M. E. 1859 1930 Blundell, Mary E. Sweetman Blundell, Mrs. Francis Blundell, Mary Elizabeth The duenna of a genius. Swedish Valéries duenna: En roman på g-strängen Produced by Jari Koivisto "Valéries duenna: En roman på g-strängen" by M. E. Francis is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Sir John Croft, a wealthy young baron, and his encounter with two intriguing sisters, Valérie and Margot Kostolitz, who are musicians just arriving in England. The novel explores themes of social status and artistic ambition as the characters navigate their relationships and aspirations within a high-society setting. The opening of the novel introduces Sir John waiting at a train station, where he observes the two sisters who are engaged in a spirited conversation in French. This initial encounter hints at Valérie's vibrant personality, juxtaposed with her sister Margot's more measured demeanor. As the story progresses, we learn about the sisters' artistic backgrounds and the challenges they face in a society that views them through a lens of social scrutiny. Their journey involves interactions with Sir John, who becomes increasingly intrigued by Valérie, setting the stage for the dynamics and developments that will unfold throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. sv London (England) -- Fiction Love stories Sisters -- Fiction Musicians -- Fiction English fiction -- Translations into Swedish PR Text Category: Novels 469706 2025-07-22T04:07:02.854996 text/html 469512 469453 2024-09-22T15:04:26.557933 2023-09-23T13:01:48.191314 text/html text/html 248577 2025-07-22T04:07:10.771990 application/epub+zip 255081 2025-07-22T04:07:05.975003 application/epub+zip 236385 2025-07-22T04:07:04.817026 application/epub+zip 502503 2025-07-22T04:07:14.445965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473761 2025-07-22T04:07:10.040952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419881 2022-09-24T22:50:55.080782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429055 2025-07-22T04:07:02.462020 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 409243 2024-10-23T02:05:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17487 2025-07-22T04:07:14.570943 application/rdf+xml 17500 2025-07-22T04:07:05.305983 image/jpeg 3875 2025-07-22T04:07:05.061995 image/jpeg 248353 2025-07-22T04:07:02.893028 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