Project Gutenberg 2005-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 107 MacDonald, George 1824 1905 Far Above Rubies David Garcia, Jonathan Ingram, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Far Above Rubies" by George MacDonald is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around Hector Macintosh, a young and idealistic man whose introspective nature contrasts sharply with the more practical world around him. As he grapples with his artistic aspirations and a sense of isolation, the narrative introduces Annie Melville, a young woman facing her own struggles after the death of her father. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Hector, who is deeply engrossed in his poetic pursuits but has yet to experience real love or friendship. He lacks meaningful connections with his family and remains withdrawn from society. Meanwhile, Annie, who walks through the city in search of ways to support her destitute family, is confronted by her friend's dire circumstances, which evoke her compassionate instincts. The path of her unlikely fate intertwines with Hector's when she discovers a pound note in the street, belonging to Hector's father, quite by chance. As their lives begin to intersect amid the challenges they face, the stage is set for a profound exploration of love, moral dilemmas, and social standing. The opening chapters hint at their individual potential to inspire and uplift one another, even as they navigate the expectations and limitations imposed by their respective circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Love stories Scotland -- Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 154453 2025-07-04T07:37:16.465385 text/html 154586 2023-06-11T18:54:58 text/html 323652 2025-07-04T07:37:19.068393 application/epub+zip 324393 2025-07-04T07:37:17.107407 application/epub+zip 222010 2025-07-04T07:37:16.732402 application/epub+zip 583751 2025-07-04T07:37:20.706363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 575508 2025-07-04T07:37:18.787374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218171 2022-09-04T12:43:14.949223 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146956 2025-07-04T07:37:16.307382 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146839 2023-06-11T16:20:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19763 2025-07-04T07:37:20.832342 application/rdf+xml 23841 2025-07-04T07:37:16.891350 image/jpeg 3320 2025-07-04T07:37:16.810384 image/jpeg 56161 2023-06-11T16:20:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 445046 2023-06-11T18:56:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 56065 2013-03-21T19:12:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 459841 2025-07-04T07:37:16.485413 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