Project Gutenberg 2021-10-13 Public domain in the USA. 133 Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider) 1856 1925 Haggard, Rider Haggard, Henry Rider Wilson, F. S. Wilson, F.S. Joan Haste Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Haste Larry Dunn "Joan Haste" by H. Rider Haggard is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is centered around the life of Joan Haste, a village girl who grapples with her innate beauty and noble aspirations despite her modest origins. Joan feels the weight of her circumstances, dealing with familial responsibilities and societal expectations while longing for something more than her dreary life. The opening of the novel takes place near the ruins of Ramborough Abbey and sets a somber, melancholic tone, reflecting Joan's internal struggles. She is introduced as a beautiful yet troubled girl who feels out of place among her surroundings, compounded by an unsatisfactory home life with her aunt and a persistent suitor she wishes to escape. As the narrative progresses, the reader witnesses Joan's social aspirations clash with the reality of her position, leading to deeper emotional complexities and the introduction of potential romantic interests. This opening establishes the central themes of desire, identity, and societal constraints that will likely drive the story forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction East Anglia (England) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 941921 2025-06-26T09:01:18.155453 text/html 954575 2024-10-18T16:43:48 text/html 3524936 2025-06-26T09:01:27.198949 application/epub+zip 3525641 2025-06-26T09:01:19.408519 application/epub+zip 479746 2025-06-26T09:01:18.705486 application/epub+zip 3726782 2025-06-26T09:01:33.797017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3683235 2025-06-26T09:01:26.580530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 640678 2022-09-29T21:33:26.460309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 909385 2025-06-26T09:01:17.259462 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 889680 2024-10-18T16:43:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16890 2025-06-26T09:01:33.934916 application/rdf+xml 9135 2025-06-26T09:01:18.831444 image/jpeg 1735 2025-06-26T09:01:18.767454 image/jpeg 3523515 2025-06-26T09:01:18.288498 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