Project Gutenberg 2023-02-25 Public domain in the USA. 197 Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia) 1810 1886 Stephens, Ann Sophia Winterbotham Slick, Jonathan 08014276 The curse of gold $aUnited States :$bT. B. Peterson & brothers, $c1869. Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Curse of Gold" by Ann S. Stephens is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story opens in a hospital ward, showcasing the stark struggles of impoverished women and the emotional turmoil surrounding motherhood, poverty, and societal neglect. Central to the emotional narrative is the character of Madame De Marke, whose avaricious nature drives the plot, while Mary Margaret Dillon emerges as another key character who embodies compassion in the face of hardship. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to the bleak conditions of a hospital ward where women, burdened by sickness and shame, seek refuge. The narrative vividly describes the dire circumstances surrounding Mary Margaret Dillon, who has just given birth, and her fragile mental state as she grapples with loss and impending despair. The nurse, Jane Kelly, plays a pivotal role, embodying both care and malice as she navigates the hospital’s moral landscape. As the opening unfolds, the contrast between the kindness of Mary Margaret and the callousness of her surroundings sets the tone for the exploration of themes such as survival and the tragic consequences of societal scorn. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/curseofgold00step 20210125194014stephens 1869 US Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Women -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 913912 2025-07-27T14:50:48.874881 text/html 911042 2023-02-25T15:20:03 text/html 636268 2025-07-27T14:51:04.948755 application/epub+zip 634238 2025-07-27T14:50:51.624850 application/epub+zip 512405 2025-07-27T14:50:50.186849 application/epub+zip 970260 2025-07-27T14:51:13.443771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 909864 2025-07-27T14:51:03.509799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 780355 2025-07-27T14:50:45.587884 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 780118 2023-02-25T15:20:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18466 2025-07-27T14:51:13.624724 application/rdf+xml 12340 2025-07-27T14:50:50.522829 image/jpeg 1748 2025-07-27T14:50:50.353850 image/jpeg 279622 2023-02-25T15:20:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 2130960 2023-02-25T15:20:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 793193 2025-07-27T14:50:48.941853 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