A Widow's Tale, and Other Stories

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897

Contributor:

Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"A Widow's Tale and Other Stories" by Mrs. Oliphant is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. This volume explores themes of love, duty, and the complexities of women's lives, focusing on various characters navigating societal expectations and personal relationships. Notable among these is Nelly Brunton, a young widow returning to her family home after her husband's death, and the dynamics that unfold upon her re-entry into the familial and social sphere. At the start of "A Widow's Tale," the Bamptons are preparing to receive a visit from their widowed cousin, Nelly, which brings a mix of apprehension and excitement. The story introduces the tension between Nelly's return to a lively household, filled with romantic entanglements, and her own subdued grief as she grapples with her new identity as a widow. The younger sister, May, is particularly concerned about Nelly's presence disrupting her budding relationship with a young man named Fitzroy. As the narrative unfolds, it sets the stage for the complex interactions between the characters-including the stirrings of jealousy and the awkwardness of loss-against the backdrop of societal norms and expectations surrounding widowhood and romantic aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

A widow's tale

Queen Eleanor and Fair Rosamond

Mademoiselle

The lily and the thorn

The strange adventures of John Percival

A story of a wedding-tour

John

The whirl of youth

The heirs of Kellie.

Credits:

E-text prepared by Delphine Lettau, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team

Notes:

Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2013-07-03