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100 1 _aGrant, James,
_d1822-1887
245 1 4 _aThe dead tryst
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-08-19
508 _aAl Haines
520 _a"The Dead Tryst" by James Grant is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around family dynamics, love, and social expectations in a pre-war German context, focusing on the intertwined lives of the Countess Adelaide, her daughters Ernestine and Herminia, and their cousin Heinrich. At the core of the narrative lies a conflict born from a childhood betrothal that Herminia vehemently opposes, adding tension to her secret love for Ludwig, a young officer. The opening of the book introduces us to the setting: a summer evening in Cologne, where the three women are gathered, contemplating the impending visit of Heinrich and his English friend, Charlie Pierrepont. The Countess expresses her desire for Herminia to embrace her destiny, which involves accepting an arranged marriage to Heinrich. Herminia, however, resists the idea of an enforced union and secretly longs for Ludwig. Their dynamic sets the stage for the romantic entanglements that follow, leading to themes of resistance against societal norms and the pursuit of personal happiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: George Routledge and Sons, 1883
653 _aGhost stories
653 _aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction
653 _aFranco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000118222169&view=1up&seq=5&skin=2021
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68789
999 _c109593
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