02346cam a22002893u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500520014526400510019730000470024833600260029533700260032133800360034750000310038350802170041452013250063153400450195665300120200185600430201342165UtSlPG20260610133950.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aMoodie, Susanna,d1803-188514aThe World Before Them: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 3) 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-02-22  aProduced by Robert Cicconetti, Sue Fleming and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
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material from the Google Print project.)  a"The World Before Them: A Novel. Volume 1" by Susanna Moodie is a historical fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Dorothy Chance, a young girl adopted by the Rushmere family after being found as an orphan. The narrative explores themes of love, social class, and the conflict between personal desires and family loyalty, particularly as Dorothy navigates her feelings for Gilbert Rushmere against the backdrop of his father's disapproval.  The opening of the novel establishes a tense love story between Dorothy and Gilbert, who are deeply in love but face significant opposition from Gilbert's father, Lawrence Rushmere. After a heated argument, Dorothy, feeling the weight of her humble origins as the daughter of an unknown woman, promises not to marry Gilbert without his father's consent, leading to a painful conflict in their relationship. The scene unfolds with rich descriptions of the rural setting, evoking a deep sense of place and highlighting Dorothy’s internal struggles as she weighs her love for Gilbert against her loyalty to the family that raised her. As tensions escalate within the family, Dorothy’s sense of belonging is challenged, setting the stage for her eventual departure from the only home she has known. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42165