03056cam a22003733u 4500 78087 UtSlPG 20260610134817.0 m cr n 260607r20261911utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Lion, Marie, 1855-1922 Vers la lumière. English The black pearl Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2026 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2026-03-02 David E. Brown, Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The black pearl" by Marie Lion is a novel written in the early 20th century. It follows Jeanne, a Parisienne orphan transplanted to a South Australian sheep station, whose inherited black pearl ties her to a legendary Indian ancestress and sets off a story of colonial life, romance, and spiritual searching. Drawn between her devoted cousin, the Anglican missioner Hector, and the unsettling allure of Allan Russell, she confronts questions of love, conscience, and destiny against the vivid backdrop of the Australian bush. The opening of the novel presents Jeanne’s arrival at Gwylata, her brisk encounters with stern old Meg, delicate Aunt Molly, and kindly guardian Mr. Deslandes, and her eighteenth‑birthday gift: a pearl necklace centered on a magnificent black pearl. A dream of a rajah and a crucifix mirrors family lore about the Begum Jeanne and hints at reincarnation, just as the real world fills with Anglican services, bush rides with Mac, shearing season, and the dazzling Hunt Club Ball where Allan Russell’s gaze unsettles her. Jeanne nurses the aboriginal child Bahloo, bonds with Hector, and accepts his proposal after a riding accident, only to clash with his strict theology; refusing to take Communion insincerely, she breaks the engagement, and Hector departs to serve lepers in Molokai. Calamity follows at home: her uncle’s finances collapse, he dies suddenly, Aunt Molly soon after, the station is sold, and Jeanne sets out on her own as a governess in New South Wales, where her new household—Mrs. Clarke and two spirited children—greets her with mishaps and warmth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Melbourne: George Robertson & Company Propty. Ltd., 1911 Young women -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Theosophy -- Fiction French -- Australia -- Fiction Wholohan, Maude, 1859-1950 https://archive.org/details/blackpearl00aimiiala/blackpearl00aimiiala/page/n7/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78087 118807 118807