Project Gutenberg 2020-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 170 Russell, William Clark 1844 1911 Russell, W. Clark (William Clark) Jilted! Or, My Uncle's Scheme, Volume 2 Produced by David E. Brown and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Jilted! Or, My Uncle's Scheme, Volume 2" by William Clark Russell is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the complex relationships of a young man named Charlie who finds himself entangled in a scheme devised by his wealthy uncle, which involves marrying the uncle's daughter, Theresa, for her money—a prospect Charlie finds distasteful as he is already in love with his cousin Conny. The opening of the novel introduces a family dinner where Charlie's opinion of his uncle Dick shifts as he witnesses the man's charming and conversational nature. Following lively conversation, Charlie engages in discussions about relationships and wealth, highlighting his emotional conflict regarding his uncle's proposition for him to marry Theresa. As the narrative unfolds, Charlie's feelings for Conny deepen, creating a tension between duty and love, culminating in a humorous but dramatic exchange about the future. The complexity of family dynamics and the weight of social expectations set the stage for Charlie’s turbulent romantic journey intertwined with comedic misadventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Category: Romance Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 210961 2025-07-25T04:11:54.651115 text/html 199453 2024-10-18T04:19:11 text/html 158680 2025-07-25T04:11:58.618084 application/epub+zip 156129 2025-07-25T04:11:55.336109 application/epub+zip 140609 2025-07-25T04:11:54.989095 application/epub+zip 217346 2025-07-25T04:12:01.225098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189546 2025-07-25T04:11:58.254099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174370 2022-09-28T08:11:02.651203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182675 2025-07-25T04:11:54.193102 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 162758 2024-10-18T04:19:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16648 2025-07-25T04:12:01.359070 application/rdf+xml 13278 2025-07-25T04:11:55.068107 image/jpeg 1599 2025-07-25T04:11:55.027098 image/jpeg 153327 2025-07-25T04:11:54.674114 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