Project Gutenberg 2020-06-24 Public domain in the USA. 154 Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret) 1828 1897 Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant Wilson Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant Olyphant, Mrs. Oliphant, M. O. W. (Margaret Oliphant Wilson) Oliphant, Mrs. Margaret Oliphant, Mrs. Wilson, Margaret The Prodigals and Their Inheritance; vol. 2 Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "The Prodigals and Their Inheritance; vol. 2" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work explores themes of family relationships, inheritance, and personal sacrifice as it follows the turmoil faced by Winifred Chester following her father's death. Central to the story are Winifred and Edward Langton, alongside her brothers, George and Tom, as they navigate the complexities of grief and conflict over their father's will. The opening of the novel reveals the immediate aftermath of Mr. Chester's death, focusing on Winifred's tumultuous emotions as she grapples with her sense of betrayal and responsibility towards her brothers. Edward Langton seeks to comfort her but faces distance and miscommunication as tensions rise. Winifred's determination to uphold her father’s wishes leads to a significant and painful decision, causing friction within the family dynamic, particularly with her brothers, who are driven by conflicting interests and emotions. As she struggles with her feelings of loss, guilt, and newfound responsibilities, the tension between familial duty and personal desire begins to unravel, setting the stage for further conflict and complexity as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 206935 2025-09-25T03:42:47.119220 text/html 186839 2024-10-18T04:03:23 text/html 163159 2025-09-25T03:42:50.231228 application/epub+zip 164259 2025-09-25T03:42:47.715246 application/epub+zip 133494 2025-09-25T03:42:47.409265 application/epub+zip 234022 2025-09-25T03:42:52.369215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207119 2025-09-25T03:42:49.925211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176640 2022-09-28T07:13:33.773869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185911 2025-09-25T03:42:46.787204 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 166052 2024-10-18T04:03:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16589 2025-09-25T03:42:52.492169 application/rdf+xml 10912 2025-09-25T03:42:47.487230 image/jpeg 2089 2025-09-25T03:42:47.449194 image/jpeg 148310 2025-09-25T03:42:47.139213 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