Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret) 1828-1897 creator text utu 2015 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 2 (of 3)" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel published in 1883. This volume continues the saga of the Vernon family and their banking house in Redborough. As young Hester navigates society through tea dances and social gatherings, romantic entanglements emerge with Roland, a speculator of questionable character, and Edward, Catherine's favored protégé. Meanwhile, tensions simmer beneath polite Victorian society as Edward's growing discontent with Catherine threatens the stability of both family and fortune. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hester_(novel) Release date is 2015-02-08 Produced by Delphine Lettau, Dianne Nolan, and the team at Distributed Proofreaders Canada Original publication data not identified England -- Fiction Psychological fiction Young women -- Fiction Love stories Domestic fiction Family-owned business enterprises -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Older women -- Fiction Conflict of generations -- Fiction Women bankers -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48198 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48198 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134116.0 48198