02279cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000310012624500270015726400510018430000470023533600260028233700260030833800360033450000310037050801170040152011850051853400710170365300390177465300320181365300340184585600430187999900190192272678UtSlPG20260610134659.0mcr n260607r20241897utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a07036382  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aPemberton, Max,d1863-195010aChristine of the hills 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2024-01-11  aDonald Cummings, David E. Brown, Sue Clark, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"Christine of the Hills" by Max Pemberton is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Christine, a girl with an intriguing past marked by hardship and resilience, as she navigates the complexities of love, family, and societal expectations. The narrative begins with her sudden reappearance from obscurity, stirring the interest of those around her and setting the stage for her journey through life’s trials.  At the start of the novel, the narrator and the boatman, Barbarossa, journey to an island in the Adriatic Sea where Christine lives. Upon their arrival, they glimpse the girl, a striking figure blending vulnerability and strength, set against the lush beauty of her surroundings. The old man, who cares deeply for Christine, recalls her tragic childhood filled with suffering, abandonment, and the longing for a better life. Through Barbarossa’s eyes, readers witness the enormous potential and challenges awaiting Christine as her story unfolds. The unfolding events suggest a mixture of romance and hardship in the life of a girl who yearns for freedom and love amidst the constraints of her world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1897  aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction  aVienna (Austria) -- Fiction  aDalmatia (Croatia) -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72678  c113403d113403