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 Project Gutenberg 2024-01-11 Public domain in the USA. 163 Lewes, George Henry 1817 1878 Lewes, G. H. (George Henry) Lawrence, Slingsby Rose, Blanche, and Violet, Volume 1 (of 3) $aLondon :$bSmith, Elder and Co., $c1848. Al Haines "Rose, Blanche, and Violet, Volume 1 (of 3)" by George Henry Lewes is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the lives of the three titular characters, focusing particularly on the sisters Rose and Blanche, and their complex familial dynamics, including their stepmother and the effects of their mother’s recent death. The novel explores themes of will, strength of character, and the subtleties of human relationships, set against a backdrop of English society's moral expectations. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to a series of somber events following the death of Mrs. Vyner, as her husband Meredith and their daughters—Rose, Blanche, and Violet—struggle to cope with their loss. Captain Heath, a close friend of the deceased, visits the Vyner household, emphasizing the depth of their mourning and foreshadowing future interactions. The narrative then shifts four years ahead, depicting Rose and Blanche as they adjust to life under the manipulative influence of their stepmother, Mary Hardcastle. Each character’s distinct personality begins to emerge, setting the stage for the internal and external conflicts they will face, particularly as Violet’s feelings of disdain towards their stepmother build. The opening portion establishes an atmosphere ripe with emotional complexity and hints at the trials ahead for its characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/roseblancheviole01lewe https://archive.org/details/roseblancheviole02lewe https://archive.org/details/roseblancheviole03lewe 20240107100741lewes 1848 GB Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Sisters -- Fiction Mate selection -- Fiction Families -- Fiction Stepmothers -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 373497 2025-07-28T15:27:33.287432 text/html 351737 2024-01-11T00:03:00 text/html 400116 2025-07-28T15:27:38.361348 application/epub+zip 404345 2025-07-28T15:27:34.156395 application/epub+zip 216234 2025-07-28T15:27:33.684360 application/epub+zip 515608 2025-07-28T15:27:41.619346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498337 2025-07-28T15:27:38.005350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342405 2025-07-28T15:27:32.355422 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 322675 2024-01-11T00:03:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17348 2025-07-28T15:27:41.807360 application/rdf+xml 15835 2025-07-28T15:27:33.818368 image/jpeg 2360 2025-07-28T15:27:33.749364 image/jpeg 383892 2025-07-28T15:27:33.320432 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia