Project Gutenberg 2023-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 158 Rowlands, Effie Adelaide 1866 1936 Albanesi, E. Maria Albanesi, Effie Adelaide Maria On the wings of fate $aUnited States :$bStreet & Smith, $c1904. Demian Katz, Krista Zaleski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University.) "On the Wings of Fate" by Effie Adelaide Rowlands is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the life of the Pennington family, focusing on their struggles and interpersonal dynamics, particularly concerning the eldest daughter, Christina. The narrative begins with a sense of tension made palpable through the ordinary yet fraught atmosphere of a Monday morning, hinting at deeper conflicts and societal expectations that will unfold as the plot progresses. The opening of the story introduces us to the Pennington household, where the mood is generally bleak on Monday mornings, led by the temperamental Mrs. Pennington. Sisters Polly and Winifred exhibit contrasting personalities, with Polly expressing a whimsical desire to escape Mondays while also grappling with familial responsibilities. The scene is set for upcoming strife as the family faces financial difficulties and impending changes, notably Christina's controversial engagement to Sir Mark Wentworth, a man warned against by his cousin, Valentine Ambleton. This initial chapter effectively captures the essence of domestic life, foreshadowing personal and moral dilemmas yet to come, as emotions run high and secrets threaten to surface. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:704215#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-111%2C-564%2C2205%2C4020 20220331171645rowlands 1904 us Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Dime novels Romance fiction PR Text Category: Novels 470354 2025-07-28T08:16:29.349475 text/html 469297 2023-08-21T16:53:06 text/html 688948 2025-07-28T08:16:39.537438 application/epub+zip 686504 2025-07-28T08:16:32.039488 application/epub+zip 329194 2025-07-28T08:16:30.462481 application/epub+zip 1209547 2025-07-28T08:16:44.368380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1174989 2025-07-28T08:16:38.328458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400974 2025-07-28T08:16:27.752519 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 400705 2023-08-21T17:20:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17946 2025-07-28T08:16:44.526390 application/rdf+xml 23726 2025-07-28T08:16:30.834474 image/jpeg 3843 2025-07-28T08:16:30.653448 image/jpeg 142207 2023-08-21T17:20:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 2030546 2023-08-21T16:53:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 2049687 2025-07-28T08:16:29.404477 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