Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 231 De Mille, James 1833 1880 Mille, James de DeMille, James Anonymous Christian Christian, Anonymous The Living Link: A Novel Text File produced by Rich Magahiz, David Moynihan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The Living Link: A Novel" by James De Mille is a work of fiction set in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around Edith Dalton, a young woman who navigates the complexities of her life after receiving shocking news about her father, leading to revelations of dark family secrets and her quest for truth. The narrative unfolds in Plympton Terrace, a fashionable boarding school, and transitions to Dalton Hall, where Edith grapples with grief and confrontations with her father's past. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Edith and her friends, who are suddenly hushed by the arrival of disturbing news about her estranged father. Following a tense but emotional conversation with her aunt Miss Plympton, Edith learns of her father's death, which reignites her longing to connect with him and understand her family’s hidden truths. As details emerge, they hint at a past filled with betrayal and accusation, particularly surrounding a figure named John Wiggins, who now manages her family estate. The opening portion establishes a tense atmosphere and a strong sense of personal conflict as Edith prepares to reclaim her rightful place, driven by a desire to confront Wiggins and uncover the truth about her father's legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 939149 2025-08-04T06:56:33.937806 text/html 979183 2021-02-26T00:11:57 text/html 389362 2025-08-04T06:56:45.365750 application/epub+zip 404485 2025-08-04T06:56:37.268844 application/epub+zip 396199 2025-08-04T06:56:35.873807 application/epub+zip 737296 2025-08-04T06:56:51.696766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 676167 2025-08-04T06:56:44.399799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 641950 2022-09-04T11:40:04.649329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 805743 2025-08-04T06:56:32.008859 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 805541 2018-03-16T06:07:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 794135 2013-07-05T13:04:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 794126 2013-07-05T13:03:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21723 2025-08-04T06:56:51.836720 application/rdf+xml 14360 2025-08-04T06:56:36.400797 image/jpeg 4066 2025-08-04T06:56:36.136806 image/jpeg 289382 2018-03-16T06:07:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 288076 2013-07-05T13:04:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 305225 2021-02-26T00:12:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 288050 2013-07-05T13:04:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 378267 2025-08-04T06:56:34.005832 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