02512cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500310014726400510017830000470022933600260027633700260030233800360032850000310036450801760039552011800057153400650175165300230181665300210183965300300186065300390189065300240192965300350195365300210198885600550200985600430206499900190210770883UtSlPG20260610134635.0mcr n260607r20231895utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aHolmes, Mary Jane,d1825-190710aDoctor Hathern's daughters 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2023-05-30  aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Doctor Hathern's Daughters: A Story of Virginia, in Four Parts" by Mrs. Mary J. Holmes is a novel written in the late 19th century. It explores the lives of the Hathern family, focusing on the three daughters—Fanny, Annie, and Katy—against the backdrop of post-Civil War Virginia. The story delves into themes of family dynamics, social change, and the impact of war on personal relationships.  The opening of the story introduces the characters and sets the stage for familial and societal challenges faced by the Hathern sisters after the Civil War. Fanny and Annie, twins with distinct personalities, become guardians of their half-sister Katy after their mother’s passing. As the war ravages their home, the sisters grapple with their father’s unique parenting approach, societal expectations, and their own emotional turmoil as they cope with loss and the arrival of new changes. Through a blend of warmth and conflict, the narrative hints at anticipated developments in their lives, including their father’s mysterious new engagement, foreshadowing both challenges and opportunities for growth within the family. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: G. W. Dillingham, 1895  aSisters -- Fiction  aDomestic fiction  aMate selection -- Fiction  aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction  aVirginia -- Fiction  aAmericans -- Europe -- Fiction  aTwins -- Fiction4 uhttps://archive.org/details/doctorhathernsda00holm40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70883  c111609d111609