Project Gutenberg 2025-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 292 Guernsey, Lucy Ellen 1826 1899 Guernsey, Lucy E. (Lucy Ellen) L. E. G. (Lucy Ellen Guernsey) G., L. E. (Lucy Ellen Guernsey) LEG (Lucy Ellen Guernsey) Guernsey, L. E. Through unknown ways : $b An Old-World story Thro' unknown ways $aLondon :$bJohn F. Shaw and Co., $c1886. Stanton Corbet chronicles. "Through unknown ways: An Old-World story" by Lucy Ellen Guernsey is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Set during the late Stuart era, it follows Dolly (Dorothy), a penniless but educated gentlewoman serving as companion to the sharp-tongued Lady Corbet, who keeps a secret diary of her trials, faith questions, and small hopes in London near Whitehall. Drawn between the kindness of Mrs. Williams, the patronage of Lady Clarenham and her kinsman Mr. Studley, and the charm of the dashing Captain Morley, Dolly navigates class and conscience amid mounting religious and political tensions. Hints of a family mystery—a sealed locket from Sir Charles Corbet—and the looming turmoil of the Monmouth period frame a story of moral testing and quiet courage. The opening of the novel unfolds as Dolly is given a small room and a hidden cabinet in Sir Charles Corbet’s long-closed house; finding blank books, she resolves to keep a journal. She recounts her past—soldier father dead abroad, capable mother ruined by a sanctimonious cheat, schooling at Hackney, then orphaned service under Lady Corbet—and Sir Charles’s deathbed gift of a secret locket she must not open. From her new window near the park she glimpses court life as Charles II sickens and dies, James II ascends, and the city shifts mood; she meets the kind Lady Clarenham and earnest Mr. Studley, reads “The Pilgrim’s Progress,” and endures Lady Corbet’s stinginess and scorn. Captain Morley pays gallant court, provoking Ursula Robertson’s jealousy, while Mrs. Williams warns Dolly to guard her reputation; Morley departs north on military business. A stark scene follows when Dr. Bates and Mr. Pendergast solicit help for the prosecuted Richard Baxter: Lady Corbet grudges a pittance, but Dolly quietly gives her own gold. As rumors of unrest spread, Ursula’s betrothed Mr. Andrews dies and she hastily resolves to wed the wealthy Mr. Jackson—likely out of pique at news of Morley—leaving Dolly soberly chronicling these first turns of fortune and conscience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20250604135354guernsey 1886 GB Reading ease score: 89.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Historical fiction Diary fiction Great Britain -- History -- James II, 1685-1688 -- Juvenile fiction Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 599266 2025-07-30T08:13:42.324649 text/html 576951 2025-07-06T22:26:57 text/html 805645 2025-07-30T08:13:48.953555 application/epub+zip 815910 2025-07-30T08:13:43.091652 application/epub+zip 289296 2025-07-30T08:13:42.699620 application/epub+zip 981969 2025-07-30T08:13:53.618546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 953846 2025-07-30T08:13:48.563627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 572141 2025-07-30T08:13:40.820613 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 552424 2025-07-06T22:26:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14790 2025-07-30T08:13:53.798577 application/rdf+xml 23875 2025-07-30T08:13:42.797575 image/jpeg 3564 2025-07-30T08:13:42.751592 image/jpeg 878571 2025-07-30T08:13:42.394598 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