Project Gutenberg 2023-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 214 Clay, Bertha M. 1865 1922 Dey, Frederic Van Rensselaer A tragedy of love and hate : $b or, a woman's vow $aNew York :$bStreet & Smith, $c1899, copyright 1900, copyright 1903. Demian Katz, Krista Zaleski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University.) "A Tragedy of Love and Hate: or, A Woman's Vow" by Bertha M. Clay is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative appears to center around themes of love, betrayal, and murder, particularly focusing on the tragic demise of Lady Clarice Alden, whose death ignites a complex web of emotions and secrets among the characters involved. The opening of the story paints a serene and idyllic summer landscape before sharply contrasting it with the discovery of a woman's body in the river, setting the stage for tragedy. The prologue introduces readers to a picturesque scene in Holme Woods, only to reveal that Lady Clarice has been found drowned, later determined to be the victim of murder. As various characters react to her death, including her distraught husband Sir Ronald Alden and the loyal maid Mary Thorne, the mystery of her demise unfolds. The combination of a beautiful yet foreboding environment and the revelation of foul play lays a compelling foundation for the ensuing drama and the exploration of the human heart's complexities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:679215#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-114%2C-633%2C2261%2C4121 20220331174001clay 1899 us Reading ease score: 81.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction Dime novels Romance fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 522547 2025-06-28T10:36:09.211183 text/html 518665 2023-10-01T01:00:35 text/html 800008 2025-06-28T10:36:21.702597 application/epub+zip 797671 2025-06-28T10:36:12.686636 application/epub+zip 415356 2025-06-28T10:36:10.288176 application/epub+zip 1519961 2025-06-28T10:36:27.088565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1466209 2025-06-28T10:36:19.630629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459758 2025-06-28T10:36:08.484125 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 459806 2023-10-01T01:00:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17781 2025-06-28T10:36:27.238551 application/rdf+xml 26759 2025-06-28T10:36:10.653144 image/jpeg 3903 2025-06-28T10:36:10.470130 image/jpeg 2072829 2023-10-01T01:00:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 2086832 2025-06-28T10:36:09.277171 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