Project Gutenberg 2024-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 241 Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) 1835 1915 Braddon, Mary Elizabeth White, Babington Breddon, Miss Maxwell, Mary Elizabeth Braddon Braddon, Mary E. The cloven foot : $b A novel $aLondon :$bJohn and Robert Maxwell, $c1879. Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cloven_Foot Peter Becker, Hannah Wilson 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 Cloven Foot" by M. E. Braddon is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story begins with John Treverton, the main character, who embarks on a fateful journey to visit his dying kinsman, Jasper Treverton, who has adopted an orphaned girl named Laura Malcolm. The narrative sets the stage for themes of inheritance, familial relationships, and the complexities of human emotions, particularly as John grapples with his feelings towards Laura and his expectations of inheriting Jasper's fortune. The opening of the novel paints a vivid picture of John Treverton's unsettled life and circumstances as he travels to Hazlehurst Manor. John is introspective, reflecting on his past failures and the implications of his relationship with Jasper. Once he arrives, he learns about Laura, who has been raised by Jasper and is described as both beautiful and enigmatic. As he interacts with Laura, their complex dynamic unfolds, laden with underlying tensions and unspoken expectations, particularly regarding his potential inheritance intertwined with the condition of marrying her. This initial setup hints at future conflicts and romantic entanglements that promise to drive the narrative forward, revealing deeper character motivations and societal commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/clovenfootnovel00brad 20200910074838braddon 1879 gb Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Psychological fiction Domestic fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1020155 2025-06-29T08:30:06.488968 text/html 994180 2024-06-28T07:49:35 text/html 622571 2025-06-29T08:30:18.948909 application/epub+zip 619896 2025-06-29T08:30:08.540973 application/epub+zip 619896 2025-06-29T08:30:07.466922 application/epub+zip 1526274 2025-06-29T08:30:26.627825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1467880 2025-06-29T08:30:17.918930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 950494 2025-06-29T08:30:04.007006 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 930613 2024-06-28T07:49:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17503 2025-06-29T08:30:26.776816 application/rdf+xml 18282 2025-06-29T08:30:07.701949 image/jpeg 2427 2025-06-29T08:30:07.584904 image/jpeg 1783002 2025-06-29T08:30:06.577962 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