Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 168 Barr, Amelia E. 1831 1919 Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston The Maid of Maiden Lane Sequel to: The Bow of Orange Ribbon. Etext produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML file produced by David Widger "The Maid of Maiden Lane" by Amelia E. Barr is a historical novel likely written in the late 19th century. This sequel to "The Bow of Orange Ribbon" centers around the character Cornelia Moran and explores themes of love, societal expectations, and the political climate of early American society, particularly in the context of the aftermath of British rule and the influence of the French Revolution. At the start of the novel, the reader is drawn into the vibrant atmosphere of New York in 1791, a city experiencing a resurgence in pride and identity post-revolution. We meet Cornelia Moran, who has just returned from a Moravian school, and her budding romance with Lieutenant Joris Hyde unfolds amid rich descriptions of the city's landscape and political tensions. The opening chapters introduce key characters, including Cornelia’s father, Dr. John Moran, and Joris's family, framing the story within a backdrop of love, societal divisions, and personal duty as debates about the nation's capital and cultural identity intertwine with the characters' lives. The dynamics of their interactions hint at conflicts between familial loyalty, personal ambition, and romantic desire, setting the stage for further developments in their relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Love stories New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Fiction PS Text Historical Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 551826 2025-08-03T05:23:28.983414 text/html 574381 2021-01-27T03:42:01 text/html 264924 2025-08-03T05:23:36.647341 application/epub+zip 272136 2025-08-03T05:23:31.096377 application/epub+zip 272135 2025-08-03T05:23:29.839402 application/epub+zip 491207 2025-08-03T05:23:40.775364 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462636 2025-08-03T05:23:35.617357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418424 2022-09-03T08:44:16.299076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469509 2025-08-03T05:23:28.154403 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 469201 2012-09-09T21:26:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19400 2025-08-03T05:23:40.918306 application/rdf+xml 13687 2025-08-03T05:23:30.345361 image/jpeg 3845 2025-08-03T05:23:30.090355 image/jpeg 193053 2021-01-27T03:42:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 182060 2012-09-09T21:33:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 257366 2025-08-03T05:23:29.024404 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