02452cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000490011324500450016226400510020730000470025833600260030533700260033133800360035750000310039350801870042452012430061153400620185465300390191665300310195565300240198685600730201085600430208378549UtSlPG20260610134824.0mcr n260607r20261876utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aBraddon, M. E.q(Mary Elizabeth),d1835-191510aJoshua Haggard's daughter, Vol. 2 (of 3) 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2026  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2026-04-25  aPeter Becker, Dori Allard, 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"Joshua Haggard's daughter, Vol. 2 (of 3)" by M. E. Braddon is a novel written in the late 19th century. It follows the charismatic Nonconformist minister Joshua Haggard, his innocent protégée Cynthia, and his steadfast daughter Naomi, tracing how love, faith, class, and family expectations collide in a provincial community. The story moves between chapel life and the bleak grandeur of the local squire’s house, setting up intimate conflicts as new attachments reshape old loyalties.

At the start of the novel, Joshua’s powerful preaching in Penmoyle captivates Cynthia, whose reverent gratitude blossoms into love; during a moonlit walk he proposes, asking her to reflect before deciding. Back in Combhaven, his indulgent mood advances Naomi’s engagement to Oswald Pentreath, and a storm-driven visit reveals the austere, lonely Grange and its frugal Squire, while Naomi’s aunt Judith frets over money and status. Joshua then returns unexpectedly in a post-chaise with Cynthia as his new wife, stunning both Naomi and Judith; despite shock and hurt, Naomi struggles to master her feelings and offer kindness, as the household absorbs the consequences of this sudden marriage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: John Maxwell and Co., 1876  aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction  aDevon (England) -- Fiction  aFamilies -- Fiction4 uhttps://archive.org/details/joshuahaggardsdau02brad/page/n7/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78549