Project Gutenberg 2018-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 120 Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady 1775 1861 The Manoeuvring Mother (vol. 1 of 3) Produced by Chris Whitehead and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Manoeuvring Mother (vol. 1 of 3)" by Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury is a novel written in the early 19th century. The narrative revolves around Lady Wetheral, a mother whose ambitions for her four daughters' marriages are tangled by unexpected family dynamics. The story delves into the societal pressures of securing advantageous matches, ultimately revealing the complexities of family relationships and ambitions. The beginning of the novel introduces Lady Wetheral, who is initially pleased with her four daughters, envisioning their futures with suitors from the upper echelons of society. However, the arrival of a fifth daughter, Christobel, disrupts her meticulously laid plans and elicits a mixture of disappointment and resolve. As Lady Wetheral grapples with her ambitions and the evolving personalities of her children, her plotting leads to unexpected consequences, illustrated through her interactions with Sir John and their fierce debates. The stage is set for the daughters’ bids for matrimonial success, as hope clashes with reality amidst their lively personalities and the societal expectations that govern their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 418190 2025-07-22T12:09:15.512156 text/html 423823 2018-01-25T15:16:18 text/html 369461 2025-07-22T12:09:21.058146 application/epub+zip 371614 2025-07-22T12:09:16.434250 application/epub+zip 234016 2025-07-22T12:09:15.963243 application/epub+zip 501937 2025-07-22T12:09:24.651113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 463866 2025-07-22T12:09:20.547098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330505 2022-08-25T11:59:34.732710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378800 2025-07-22T12:09:14.638201 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 378598 2018-01-25T15:16:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18194 2025-07-22T12:09:24.780079 application/rdf+xml 23854 2025-07-22T12:09:16.060161 image/jpeg 3085 2025-07-22T12:09:16.011209 image/jpeg 140139 2018-01-25T15:16:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 337219 2018-01-25T15:16:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 339317 2025-07-22T12:09:15.558169 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