Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 252 Simms, William Gilmore 1806 1870 Simms, W. Gilmore (William Gilmore) Cooper, Frank Confession; Or, The Blind Heart. A Domestic Story Text file produced by Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Confession; Or, The Blind Heart. A Domestic Story" by William Gilmore Simms is a novel likely written in the early 19th century. The story revolves around the complexities of personal relationships and emotional struggles, primarily focusing on the main character, Edward, whose upbringing as an orphan under the care of indifferent relatives shapes his character and influences his interactions with others, particularly with Julia, his cousin and love interest. The opening of the narrative introduces Edward's early life, marked by neglect and feelings of scorn from his relatives. As he grows, he forms a bond with Julia and a friendship with William Edgerton, which acts as a refuge from his tumultuous emotions and the harshness of his environment. The text reveals Edward's internal conflicts, including his feelings of jealousy and suspicion that complicate his relationships. His transition into adulthood sees him aspiring to be a lawyer while grappling with his emotional blindness, which leads to misunderstandings with Julia and resistance to his uncle's authority. The themes of love, pride, and the trials of being misunderstood set the stage for further developments in Edward's quest for personal and emotional fulfillment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Domestic fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 938024 2025-07-03T06:22:08.781608 text/html 966988 2021-02-26T01:12:12 text/html 421215 2025-07-03T06:22:19.756544 application/epub+zip 439371 2025-07-03T06:22:12.374580 application/epub+zip 416946 2025-07-03T06:22:10.987593 application/epub+zip 795615 2025-07-03T06:22:25.926532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 738663 2025-07-03T06:22:18.840544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 701805 2022-09-03T10:09:35.370728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 819821 2025-07-03T06:22:07.484631 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 819496 2018-03-16T11:21:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 813558 2013-06-12T06:09:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 813549 2013-06-12T06:09:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22426 2025-07-03T06:22:26.063527 application/rdf+xml 19437 2025-07-03T06:22:11.510617 image/jpeg 4436 2025-07-03T06:22:11.253586 image/jpeg 311417 2018-03-16T11:21:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 310626 2013-06-12T06:09:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 326426 2021-02-26T01:12:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 310597 2013-06-12T06:09:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 408277 2025-07-03T06:22:08.857595 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