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100 1 _aLeprohon, Mrs.
_q(Rosanna Eleanor),
_d1832?-1879
245 1 0 _aAntoinette de Mirecourt, ou, Mariage secret et Chagrins cachés
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-01-12
508 _aProduced by Rénald Lévesque, Carlo Traverso, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net. This document is available in PDF format from the BNQ (Bibliothèque Nationale du Québec).
520 _a"Antoinette de Mirecourt, ou, Mariage secret et Chagrins cachés" by Mrs. Leprohon is a Canadian novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around Antoinette de Mirecourt, a young girl from a noble family navigating the complexities of society, familial expectations, and romantic entanglements amid the backdrop of post-colonial Canada. The novel seeks to provide a moral lesson against clandestine marriages, emphasizing the importance of virtue and love in relationships. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the setting of Montreal during a time of social and political upheaval following British conquest. The narrative begins with a description of the elegant yet somewhat chaotic home of Monsieur d'Aulnay, where Antoinette's cousin, Lucille, eagerly anticipates the arrival of Antoinette, who is a naïve heiress. As the characters discuss Antoinette's impending presence, tension emerges regarding interaction with British soldiers, illustrating the cultural clash and resentment that permeates their society. The opening chapters establish Antoinette’s innocence and emerging social awareness, foreshadowing her future challenges in a world shaped by secrecy and hidden sorrows. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCanada -- Fiction
700 1 _aGenand, J. A.
_q(Joseph Auguste),
_d1839-
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24257
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