Project Gutenberg 2024-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 179 Holmes, Mary Jane 1825 1907 Holmes, Mary Jane (Hawes) Holmes, Mary J. Grunwald, Charles 1867 1910 Grünwald, Ch. (Charles) Lucy Harding : $b a romance of Russia $aUnited States :$bAmerican News Company, $c1905. Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Lucy Harding: A Romance of Russia" by Mary J. Holmes is a historical romance novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Lucy Harding, a determined American woman from Massachusetts, who embarks on a journey to St. Petersburg amidst her fascination with Russian culture and her memories of a captivating language teacher named Nicol Patoff. As she navigates the complexities of Russian society and potential political unrest, Lucy becomes entangled in personal and larger societal conflicts, creating a rich tapestry of romance and adventure. The opening of the novel introduces Lucy as part of a group of American female tourists on their way to St. Petersburg, highlighting her character as independent and resourceful. She reflects on her educational background with Nicol Patoff, her charismatic teacher whose enigmatic past ignites her curiosity. As she arrives in Russia, Lucy's experiences with local customs and her encounters with various characters, including a stern gendarme and the vibrant streets, foreshadow the challenges she will face in this foreign land. Within these initial pages, the tension builds around Nicol's mysterious circumstances and the potential dangers of living in a politically charged environment, setting the stage for Lucy's adventures and growing emotions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100594426 20210112221426holmes 1905 US Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Women travelers -- Fiction Americans -- Russia -- Fiction Middle age -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: Novels 387241 2025-07-29T14:17:33.615792 text/html 361972 2024-12-17T12:11:07 text/html 2102032 2025-07-29T14:17:41.445825 application/epub+zip 2098847 2025-07-29T14:17:35.745789 application/epub+zip 341504 2025-07-29T14:17:34.569813 application/epub+zip 2706287 2025-07-29T14:17:45.466782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2676039 2025-07-29T14:17:40.507768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334433 2025-07-29T14:17:32.766827 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 314519 2024-12-17T12:11:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17717 2025-07-29T14:17:45.633750 application/rdf+xml 24145 2025-07-29T14:17:34.955818 image/jpeg 3972 2025-07-29T14:17:34.770821 image/jpeg 2896626 2025-07-29T14:17:33.688818 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