Project Gutenberg 2025-04-21 Public domain in the USA. 241 Stirling, Adelaide Her evil genius : $b or, Within love's call $aNew York :$bStreet & Smith, $c1899. New eagle series, no. 1118. Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University.) "Her Evil Genius: or, Within Love's Call" by Adelaide Stirling is a novel written in the late 19th century. It appears to be a dramatic, emotionally intense work of fiction centered on young women navigating adversity, mysterious heritage, and the strictures of rigid institutions. The plot follows two primary characters—Andria Heathcote, a compassionate but conflicted young woman leaving her convent school to face the wider world, and Beryl Corselas, an orphaned, troubled girl subjected to harsh treatment within the same convent. The themes suggest explorations of identity, betrayal, fate, and the long-term consequences of secrets and suffering. The opening of "Her Evil Genius" introduces Andria and Beryl at a pivotal moment—the end of their shared life at the convent. Andria, on the threshold of adulthood, is set to become a governess, while Beryl, deeply lonely and bullied, faces growing oppression from the cruel Sister Felicitas. The atmosphere is one of tension and emotional hardship, as Beryl contemplates escape and Andria struggles with her own sense of duty and helplessness. After Andria's departure, Beryl endures years of neglect and mistreatment, eventually fleeing the convent and enduring further hardship on the streets of London before a suicide attempt. Meanwhile, Andria, now going by a different name, suffers betrayal in love and falls into destitution, eventually accepting a mysterious post as companion to a young ward. The narrative’s opening weaves together themes of lost innocence, the desperate search for love and belonging, and the enduring effects of past trauma on the future paths of both women. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:970227 20240726094502stirling 1899 en Reading ease score: 91.9 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en American fiction -- 19th century Dime novels Romance fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 555468 2025-06-30T05:41:46.427774 text/html 530263 2025-04-21T12:35:02 text/html 532260 2025-06-30T05:41:55.924713 application/epub+zip 530249 2025-06-30T05:41:48.292738 application/epub+zip 496998 2025-06-30T05:41:47.268697 application/epub+zip 1396292 2025-06-30T05:42:01.169646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1345935 2025-06-30T05:41:55.039693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489213 2025-06-30T05:41:44.809762 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 469359 2025-04-21T12:35:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15937 2025-06-30T05:42:01.311639 application/rdf+xml 28905 2025-06-30T05:41:47.536720 image/jpeg 4127 2025-06-30T05:41:47.401729 image/jpeg 1609950 2025-06-30T05:41:46.484702 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