Length17h 47m
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This early novel centres on the Atheling family, especially on the three young people Agnes, Marion, and Charlie. Each has a special gift: Agnes has genius as a writer, Marion has beauty, and Charlie will find his gift in the course of the story. The novel is told mostly from Agnes' point of view. She has written a novel and found a publisher; and on the heels of her book's modest success, she and Marion are invited into society, which leads to some amusing experiences. Meanwhile Mr Atheling has inherited his aunt's house in the country, and finds the title challenged by an old enemy, Lord Winterbourne. When the family move to the country, more characters and story lines are introduced. Marion and Agnes each have a love story with complications. The novel is of course fictional, but the portion of the story dealing with Agnes's first novel was inspired by Margaret Oliphant's own experiences as a young writer, including her first shy entries into the insincere world of "society".
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length17 hrs 47 mins
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Publish dateAug 27, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE ATHELINGS
54CHAPTER XIX. GOSSIP.
2BOOK I.—CHAPTER I. IN THE STREET.
55CHAPTER XX. RACHEL.
3CHAPTER II. HOME.
56CHAPTER XXI. THE YOUNG PRINCE.
4CHAPTER III. AGNES.
57CHAPTER XXII. A BEGINNING.
5CHAPTER IV. MARIAN.
58CHAPTER XXIII. THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
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6CHAPTER V. CHARLIE.
59CHAPTER XXIV. A MEETING.
7CHAPTER VI. PAPA AND MAMMA.
60CHAPTER XXV. THE BREWING OF THE STORM.
8CHAPTER VII. THE FIRST WORK.
61CHAPTER XXVI. A CRISIS.
9CHAPTER VIII. CHARLIE’S ENTERPRISE.
62CHAPTER XXVII. CLOUDS.
10CHAPTER IX. A DECISION.
63CHAPTER XXVIII. THE REV. LIONEL RIVERS.
11CHAPTER X. MR FOGGO.
64CHAPTER XXIX. CHARLIE.
12CHAPTER XI. THE BEST ROOM.
65CHAPTER XXX. A CONSULTATION.
13CHAPTER XII. A SERIOUS QUESTION.
66CHAPTER XXXI. CHARLIE’S MISSION.
14CHAPTER XIII. KILLIECRANKIE LODGE.
67CHAPTER XXXII. SEARCH.
15CHAPTER XIV. THE HOUSE OF FOGGO.
68CHAPTER XXXIII. DOUBTS AND FEARS.
16CHAPTER XV. THE PROPOSAL.
69CHAPTER XXXIV. SOME PROGRESS.
17CHAPTER XVI. FAMILY EXCITEMENT.
70CHAPTER XXXV. A GREAT DISCOVERY.
18CHAPTER XVII. AN AMERICAN SKETCH.
71BOOK III.—CHAPTER I. AN OLD STORY.
19CHAPTER XVIII. COMPANY.
72CHAPTER II. A CRISIS.
20CHAPTER XIX. CONVERSATION.
73CHAPTER III. CHARLIE’S PREPARATIONS.
21CHAPTER XX. AUNT BRIDGET.
74CHAPTER IV. GOING AWAY.
22CHAPTER XXI. A LAW STUDENT.
75CHAPTER V. THE OLD WOOD HOUSE.
23CHAPTER XXII. ANOTHER EVENT.
76CHAPTER VI. AN ADVENTURER.
24CHAPTER XXIII. A NEW FRIEND.
77CHAPTER VII. LORD WINTERBOURNE.
25CHAPTER XXIV. GOING HOME.
78CHAPTER VIII. THE NEW HEIR.
26CHAPTER XXV. PAPA’S OPINION.
79CHAPTER IX. A VISIT.
27CHAPTER XXVI. MRS EDGERLY’S THURSDAY.
80CHAPTER X. MARIAN ON TRIAL.
28CHAPTER XXVII. THE WORLD.
81CHAPTER XI. DISCONTENT.
29CHAPTER XXVIII. A FOE.
82CHAPTER XII. A CONVERSATION.
30CHAPTER XXIX. FAMILY SENTIMENTS.
83CHAPTER XIII. SUSPENSE.
31CHAPTER XXX. AGNES’S FORTUNE.
84CHAPTER XIV. NEWS.
32CHAPTER XXXI. EXTRAVAGANCE.
85CHAPTER XV. GOING HOME.
33CHAPTER XXXII. A GREAT VISITOR.
86CHAPTER XVI. NEW INFLUENCES.
34CHAPTER XXXIII. GOING FROM HOME.
87CHAPTER XVII. RACHEL’S DOUBTS.
35CHAPTER XXXIV. EVERYBODY’S FANCIES.
88CHAPTER XVIII. AGNES.
36BOOK II—CHAPTER I. THE WILLOWS.
89CHAPTER XIX. LIONEL.
37CHAPTER II. AN EMBARRASSING COMPANION.
90CHAPTER XX. AN ARRIVAL.
38CHAPTER III. SOCIETY.
91CHAPTER XXI. CHARLIE’S RETURN.
39CHAPTER IV. MAKING FRIENDS.
92CHAPTER XXII. CHARLIE’S REPORT.
40CHAPTER V. CONFIDENTIAL.
93CHAPTER XXIII. PROCRASTINATION.
41CHAPTER VI. THREE FRIENDS.
94CHAPTER XXIV. THE FOGGOS.
42CHAPTER VII. A TERRIBLE EVENT.
95CHAPTER XXV. GOOD FORTUNE.
43CHAPTER VIII. AN EXPLANATION.
96CHAPTER XXVI. THE OXFORD ASSIZES.
44CHAPTER IX. AN EXPERIMENT.
97CHAPTER XXVII. THE TRUE HEIR.
45CHAPTER X. GOING HOME.
98CHAPTER XXVIII. AT HOME.
46CHAPTER XI. HOME.
99CHAPTER XXIX. THE RIVAL HEIRS.
47CHAPTER XII. A NEW ERA.
100CHAPTER XXX. AN ADVENTURE.
48CHAPTER XIII. THE OLD WOOD LODGE.
101CHAPTER XXXI. THE TRIAL.
49CHAPTER XIV. WITHIN AND WITHOUT.
102CHAPTER XXXII. ESPOUSALS.
50CHAPTER XV. THE PARLOUR.
103CHAPTER XXXIII. AN OLD FRIEND.
51CHAPTER XVI. WINTERBOURNE.
104CHAPTER XXXIV. SETTLING DOWN.
52CHAPTER XVII. THE CLERGY.
105CHAPTER XXXV. THE END.
53CHAPTER XVIII. A NEW FRIEND.
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