02329cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500340014426400510017830000470022933600260027633700260030233800360032850000310036450800920039552012870048753400450177465300230181965300640184265300370190685600430194399900170198614671UtSlPG20260610133338.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aMajor, Charles,d1856-191310aDorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2005-01-11 aProduced by Rick Niles, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. a"Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall" by Charles Major is a historical novel written during the early 20th century. The narrative follows the life of its titular character, Dorothy Vernon, and explores themes of love, lineage, and feudal loyalty in a richly described Elizabethan England. The story is told in part by Sir Malcolm Vernon, a cousin to Dorothy, who finds himself caught between his past, his affection for the deposed Queen Mary, and his duty to his family and heritage. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Malcolm, who reflects on his tumultuous past and his quest for safety at Haddon Hall after fleeing danger in Scotland. As he arrives at the hall, he discovers that his childhood cousin, Dorothy, has grown into an unexpectedly beautiful young woman. The dynamics of family obligations, romantic entanglements, and the weight of historical feuds become apparent as Malcolm grapples with the prospect of marrying Dorothy to preserve his family name. The opening sets the stage for a complex interplay of emotions and conflicts, hinting at the tension between personal desires and familial expectations amidst the backdrop of political intrigue involving their kin and the reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aHistorical fiction aGreat Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Fiction aHaddon Hall (England) -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14671 c56059d56059