Project Gutenberg 2018-03-24 Public domain in the USA. 208 Vachell, Horace Annesley 1861 1955 Whitewash Produced by Mardi Desjardins & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net from page images generously made available by the Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Whitewash" by Horace Annesley Vachell is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Lady Selina Chandos, the strong-willed widow of a squire as she manages her estate and navigates the complexities of her relationships with tenants and local gentry. The initial chapters introduce us to Lady Selina, her family dynamics, and the socio-political tensions in her community concerning her decisions as a landowner. The opening of "Whitewash" presents Lady Selina at her manor, reflecting on her responsibilities post her husband's death. While preparing for a local fête, she engages in discussions about an eviction notice she feels compelled to issue to her long-time tenant, Ephraim Exton, due to his negligence in maintaining his property. This scene establishes her character as someone who is both benevolent yet firm in her management of the estate. Lady Selina's interactions with her children, Brian and Cicely, as well as the village clergyman, Mr. Goodrich, reveal the communal expectations of her position, foreshadowing tensions that may arise as new ideas challenge traditional practices. The narrative hints at the underlying social pressures and moral dilemmas she encounters in a changing world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Country life -- England -- Fiction Widows -- Fiction Mate selection -- Fiction Mothers and daughters -- Fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- England -- Fiction English fiction -- 20th century PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 666456 2025-07-22T13:59:07.575858 text/html 671041 2018-03-24T09:48:22 text/html 492421 2025-07-22T13:59:15.846877 application/epub+zip 506231 2025-07-22T13:59:08.844858 application/epub+zip 306659 2025-07-22T13:59:08.206857 application/epub+zip 683757 2025-07-22T13:59:21.109786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 661480 2025-07-22T13:59:15.265813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466701 2022-08-25T14:50:24.402350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569680 2025-07-22T13:59:05.432863 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 569942 2018-03-24T09:48:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19644 2025-07-22T13:59:21.246827 application/rdf+xml 20578 2025-07-22T13:59:08.348824 image/jpeg 2540 2025-07-22T13:59:08.290866 image/jpeg 218785 2018-03-24T09:48:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 491263 2018-03-24T09:48:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 506832 2025-07-22T13:59:07.631880 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