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100 1 _aMiller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.,
_d1850-1937
245 1 4 _aThe minstrel's curse
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2024-10-24
508 _aDemian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University.)
520 _a"The Minstrel’s Curse" by Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller is a romantic novel written in the late 19th century. The story delves into themes of love, fate, and tragedy as it recounts the lives of Lady Edith Chilton and her humble tutor, Guy Winthrop, against the backdrop of an ominous family curse. The plot intertwines elements of historical romance and folklore, focusing on the consequences of social status in romantic relationships. The narrative centers on Lady Edith, who is enamored with her tutor, Guy Winthrop, but struggles against the dire prophecy of the Minstrel’s Curse. This curse tragically binds the fates of the Chilton women, causing any maiden who falls for a man of low status to doom him to an untimely death. As the relationship develops, the pair faces mounting challenges, particularly after a masquerade ball leads to a duel that leaves Guy gravely wounded. With the revelations of lineage and a compelling marriage proposal amidst the shadow of impending death, the couple must confront the haunting legacy of the curse and their love's potential to break it. Ultimately, the story explores the transcendence of love over societal divides and the power of destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Norman L. Munro, 1892
653 _aShort stories
653 _aLove stories
653 _aBlessing and cursing -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://digital.library.villanova.edu/Search/Results?lookfor=%22minstrel%27s+curse%22+-catholic&type=AllFields&sort=normalized_sort_date+asc
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74635
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