Project Gutenberg 2021-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 319 Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft 1797 1851 Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley, Mary W. Falkner: A Novel Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkner_(novel) Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.) "Falkner: A Novel" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a fictional narrative written in the early 19th century. The story follows the life of the orphaned child Elizabeth Raby and the complex figure of John Falkner, who becomes her guardian after a tragic series of events leads to her losing both parents. The narrative grapples with themes of love, loss, guilt, and redemption as Falkner seeks to navigate his feelings of remorse for past actions while trying to protect and care for Elizabeth. The opening of the novel establishes Treby, a picturesque hamlet in Cornwall, where Elizabeth lives as a neglected orphan mourning the loss of her mother. The first chapter vividly describes her surroundings and the depth of her sorrow, portraying her emotional connection to her deceased parents. As the narrative unfolds, we learn of the stranger, John Falkner, whose life intersects with Elizabeth’s through a violent act born of grief and despair. His initial intent to take his own life is interrupted by his encounter with Elizabeth, igniting a series of events that reshape both their destinies. The story initializes a poignant exploration of their evolving relationship and Falkner’s struggle with his past, setting the stage for a tale marked by both personal and shared turmoil. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fathers and daughters -- Fiction Adoptees -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 915195 2025-07-25T11:28:22.678479 text/html 904241 2024-10-18T09:51:39 text/html 636324 2025-07-25T11:28:35.356447 application/epub+zip 649872 2025-07-25T11:28:27.228463 application/epub+zip 649872 2025-07-25T11:28:24.467453 application/epub+zip 717882 2025-07-25T11:28:41.710391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 694094 2025-07-25T11:28:33.715385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 694294 2022-09-28T23:12:58.305526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 889800 2025-07-25T11:28:21.938528 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 869992 2024-10-18T09:51:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16699 2025-07-25T11:28:41.846351 application/rdf+xml 7189 2025-07-25T11:28:25.592428 image/jpeg 1701 2025-07-25T11:28:25.110432 image/jpeg 906238 2025-07-25T11:28:22.759437 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