Project Gutenberg 2024-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 114 Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) 1835 1915 Braddon, Mary Elizabeth White, Babington Breddon, Miss Maxwell, Mary Elizabeth Braddon Braddon, Mary E. Cox, Charles A. (Charles Arthur) 1829 1901 Cox, Charles Arthur The Octoroon $aChicago :$bHomewood Publishing Company, $c1900. Peter Becker, Mary Meehan 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 Octoroon” by M. E. Braddon is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Cora Leslie, a young woman of mixed heritage, during a time when the societal norms and prejudices of the American South regarding race and slavery create a complex backdrop. As Cora navigates her existence, she confronts the stark realities of her identity and the implications it holds for her relationships and place in society, particularly with her friend Adelaide Horton and those surrounding their affluent, Southern lifestyle. At the start of the novel, Cora is introduced during a farewell ball hosted by Mrs. Montresor, where she and her friend Adelaide are celebrated figures. However, Cora's enchanting beauty is soon overshadowed by the revelation of her heritage—a secret that sets her apart in a society rigidly divided by racial lines. As the narrative unfolds, it becomes evident that Cora is not only navigating the challenges of love and friendship but also contending with the traumas inflicted by a system that deems her an outcast because of her African lineage. The early chapters establish a sense of impending conflict, hinting at deeper themes of identity, belonging, and the moral dilemmas faced by both the characters and the society they inhabit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/octoroon00brad 20201229094649braddon 1900 us Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Racially mixed people -- Fiction Slavery -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction PR Text 514225 2025-06-29T10:47:16.915469 text/html 488452 2024-09-30T16:58:35 text/html 594834 2025-06-29T10:47:23.983487 application/epub+zip 594945 2025-06-29T10:47:17.919476 application/epub+zip 300929 2025-06-29T10:47:17.409464 application/epub+zip 575865 2025-06-29T10:47:28.549422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545534 2025-06-29T10:47:23.563435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 480212 2025-06-29T10:47:15.531540 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 460316 2024-09-30T16:58:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16874 2025-06-29T10:47:28.691407 application/rdf+xml 5182 2025-06-29T10:47:17.570479 image/jpeg 1341 2025-06-29T10:47:17.490476 image/jpeg 456034 2025-06-29T10:47:16.961467 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