01704cam a22003373u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000030001122450036001422640051001783000047002293360026002763370026003023380036003285000078003645000031004425080045004735200631005185340045011496530055011946530017012496530032012666530026012988560042013243258UtSlPG20260610133110.0mcr n260607r2002||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aHardy, Thomas,d1840-192812aA Laodicean : A Story of To-day 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2002  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Laodicean  aRelease date is 2002-06-01  aProduced by Les Bowler, and David Widger  a"A Laodicean: A Story of To-day" by Thomas Hardy is a novel published in 1880-81. Paula Power inherits a medieval castle and finds herself torn between two suitors: George Somerset, a modern London architect, and Captain De Stancy, representing aristocratic tradition. When De Stancy's illegitimate son schemes to manipulate Paula's affections through falsified telegrams and photographs, the resulting deceptions threaten to destroy her chance at happiness. This unusual Hardy tale explores the conflict between modernity and romantic medievalism through intrigue and subterfuge. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aCastles -- Conservation and restoration -- Fiction  aLove stories  aWessex (England) -- Fiction  aArchitects -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3258