02488cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000440011324500430015726400510020030000470025133600260029833700260032433800360035050000310038650801980041752012810061553400450189665300230194165300270196465300390199165300160203065300320204685600430207899900170212149111UtSlPG20260610134129.0mcr n260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aMiller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.,d1850-193710aLaurel Vane; or, The Girls' Conspiracy 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2015 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2015-06-02 aProduced by Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) a"Laurel Vane; or, The Girls' Conspiracy" by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the life of a young girl named Laurel Vane, who faces the tragic loss of her father, a once-gifted writer now consumed by alcoholism. Left without financial support, Laurel must navigate the harsh realities of life alone, leading her to confront both despair and unexpected opportunities as she seeks a way to survive amidst her struggles. At the start of the book, the narrative introduces Laurel Vane in a moment of profound grief and vulnerability following the death of her father. Disoriented and friendless, she struggles with the immediate need to secure money for his burial by delivering his last manuscript to a publisher. Laurel's innocence and determination become evident as she bravely faces the judgment of others while trying to claim her father's final work. The text foreshadows her future challenges, including encounters with unscrupulous individuals who threaten her plight, as well as the chance meetings with those who may offer her unexpected help. The tone is laden with both sorrow and resilience, setting the stage for Laurel's journey into an uncertain future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aOrphans -- Fiction aYoung women -- Fiction aImpostors and imposture -- Fiction aDime novels aHusband and wife -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49111 c89949d89949