TY  - BOOK
AU  - Marryat,Florence
TI  - A crown of shame, volume 3 (of 3)
AV  - PR 
PY  - 2025///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Illegitimate children -- Fiction
KW  - Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
KW  - West Indies -- Fiction
KW  - Plantation life -- Fiction
N1  - Release date is 2025-02-02; Emmanuel Ackerman, David E. Brown, Chris Corrigan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive); Originally published; London: F. V. White & Co., 1888
N2  - "A Crown of Shame, Volume 3" by Florence Marryat is a novel written in the late 19th century. This concluding volume follows the intertwining lives of several characters within a plantation society, focusing particularly on Rosa, who is left behind on Maraquita's wedding day, and Maraquita herself, who grapples with the consequences of her choices amidst rising tensions and conflicts in San Diego. The narrative delves into themes of betrayal, love, and societal expectations.  At the start of the novel, Rosa is seen discontented and reluctant to care for Maraquita's baby while all others, including her love interest Juan, attend the wedding festivities. The scene introduces a complex backdrop where characters like Judy, who conspires with Henri de Courcelles, and Lizzie, who acts as a caretaker, emerge into focus. As Rosa relinquishes her ambitions for a semblance of social acknowledgment, parallel tensions evolve with Maraquita's marriage that promises both glory and regret. This section sets the stage for deeper explorations of love, identity, and rebellion as the lives of these characters are further intertwined against the backdrop of impending upheaval in their community. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://archive.org/details/crownofshamenove01lean
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75276
ER  -