02161cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000220011324500250013526400510016030000470021133600260025833700260028433800360031050000310034650801280037752012130050553400450171865300360176385600430179999900170184252135UtSlPG20260610134212.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aOuida,d1839-190810aWanda, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-05-23  aProduced by Wanda Lee, Laura Natal Rodriguez and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generouslly made available by the Internet Archive.)  a"Wanda, Vol. 1 (of 3)" by Ouida is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in Russia and Austria, focusing on themes of nobility, loss, and personal identity against a backdrop of changing landscapes and social structures. The main character, Countess Wanda von Szalras, grapples with her grief following the loss of her brother, while Prince Paul Ivanovitch Zabaroff confronts the consequences of his past decisions, including the life of his son, Vassia.  The opening of the book sets the stage with a vivid description of a rural Russian landscape as Prince Zabaroff finds himself stranded in a village where he discovers his ownership of a decaying manorial mansion. The narrative quickly shifts to reveal his estranged son, Vassia, a child unaware of his noble heritage, raised by an old woman named Maritza. Simultaneously, we are introduced to Countess Wanda, who mourns her brother's accidental death and resists rejoining society at the insistence of her Empress. This duality of characters and their emotional struggles establishes a poignant atmosphere, hinting at the intertwining paths of their lives as the storyline progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEnglish fiction -- 19th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52135  c92969d92969