Project Gutenberg 2020-09-26 Public domain in the USA. 174 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 Cousin Mary 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) "Cousin Mary" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds around Mary Burnet, a young woman living in a family of modest means, the Prescotts, as they navigate themes of love, class, and societal expectations. The arrival of the new curate, Mr. Asquith, introduces a shift that engages Mary and hints at a deeper narrative concerning their intertwined lives. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the Prescott family, who have descended from a once-prominent lineage into the ordinary ranks of society. Within this household, Mary is portrayed as an overlooked but cheerful young woman who performs various little tasks to support her relatives. When Mr. Asquith arrives, he quickly becomes the subject of curiosity for Mary, who begins to see him as more than just another resident of her quiet parish. Their burgeoning connection is marked by a contrast between her innocence and his internal struggles over poverty versus aspirations for a future together—hinting at the complexities their relationship will face as they grapple with societal norms and their own feelings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Families -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 440125 2025-09-25T07:01:58.670298 text/html 420695 2024-10-18T06:34:16 text/html 4389987 2025-09-25T07:02:07.680336 application/epub+zip 4373728 2025-09-25T07:02:00.270307 application/epub+zip 227817 2025-09-25T07:01:59.342313 application/epub+zip 4481408 2025-09-25T07:02:13.352228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4411768 2025-09-25T07:02:05.546318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306101 2022-09-28T14:34:32.463681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390748 2025-09-25T07:01:57.973365 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 370979 2024-10-18T06:34:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16784 2025-09-25T07:02:13.529237 application/rdf+xml 17585 2025-09-25T07:01:59.478329 image/jpeg 2466 2025-09-25T07:01:59.410319 image/jpeg 4129872 2025-09-25T07:01:58.823335 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