Project Gutenberg 2022-05-10 Public domain in the USA. 122 Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) 1835 1915 Braddon, Mary Elizabeth White, Babington Breddon, Miss Maxwell, Mary Elizabeth Braddon Braddon, Mary E. An open verdict : $b a novel, volume 3 (of 3) $aUnited Kingdom :$bJohn Maxwell and Co.,$c1879. David Edwards, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "An Open Verdict: A Novel" by M. E. Braddon is a fictional work written in the late 19th century. The novel is set in an English village and centers around the romantic entanglements and societal expectations faced by its characters, particularly Bella Scratchell, who grapples with the choice of marrying the wealthy but unsavory Mr. Piper or risking her family's financial security. The opening of this volume introduces Bella and her family, showcasing her father's insistence on her marriage to Mr. Piper due to his substantial fortune. Bella is torn between the societal pressures of securing a comfortable life for her family and her own feelings, which lead her to reject Mr. Piper initially. As tensions rise within the Scratchell household regarding Bella's decision, a dynamic character in Mrs. Dulcimer advocates for her, asserting that the marriage would be advantageous for Bella and her family. This tension sets the stage for the exploration of choices, love, and social status as the narrative unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/openverdictnovel03brad/mode/2up 20170513183227branddon 1879 gb Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 432989 2025-06-27T05:31:12.372436 text/html 435427 2022-05-10T06:55:02 text/html 449907 2025-06-27T05:31:19.412365 application/epub+zip 446209 2025-06-27T05:31:13.913375 application/epub+zip 316787 2025-06-27T05:31:13.077385 application/epub+zip 694381 2025-06-27T05:31:23.515395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 658803 2025-06-27T05:31:18.692357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527121 2022-09-30T16:17:44.590646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389305 2025-06-27T05:31:11.500431 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 389100 2022-05-10T06:55:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18711 2025-06-27T05:31:23.668341 application/rdf+xml 13201 2025-06-27T05:31:13.345377 image/jpeg 2416 2025-06-27T05:31:13.208394 image/jpeg 147671 2022-05-10T06:55:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 420295 2022-05-10T06:55:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 423621 2025-06-27T05:31:12.411393 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