02339cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000430011324500170015626400510017330000470022433600260027133700260029733800360032350000310035950801670039052012890055753400450184665300240189165300500191585600430196599900170200855868UtSlPG20260610134304.0mcr n260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aOliphant, Mrs.q(Margaret),d1828-189710aLady William 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2017  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2017-11-01  aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images available at The Internet Archive)  a"Lady William" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Lady William, a woman of genteel birth but meager means, and her daughter, Mab, who contend with their social status and place in a quaint village community where social distinctions run deep. The book explores themes of class, personal identity, and societal expectations, particularly as they relate to family and connection.  The opening of the novel introduces the charming village of Watcham, where Lady William and Mab live in modest circumstances despite Lady William's noble connections. Lady William's social status, stemming from her marriage into the aristocracy, complicates her interactions with the local gentry, who regard her past as a governess with unspoken animosity. As she navigates her life in the village, the dynamics shift with the return of the prominent Swinford family, which stirs a mix of nostalgia and apprehension in Lady William. This sets the stage for potential social upheaval and personal conflict, as Lady William grapples with her own past while trying to ensure a brighter future for her daughter Mab, whose plainness starkly contrasts with the expectations of beauty and grace in their society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aVillages -- Fiction  aEngland -- Social life and customs -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55868  c96699d96699