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100 1 _aMagruder, Julia,
_d1854-1907
245 1 2 _aA Manifest Destiny
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-11-13
508 _aProduced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"A Manifest Destiny" by Julia Magruder is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Bettina Mowbray, a young woman who navigates her way through love, loss, and ambition as she seeks to cement her place in society after the death of her beloved mother. With her beauty as her primary asset, Bettina eyes a future with Horace Spotswood, the heir to a title in English aristocracy, but encounters obstacles in her pursuit of wealth and status. At the start of the novel, Bettina is aboard an ocean steamer bound for England, keenly aware of the admiration she garners from fellow passengers. As she mourns her mother's recent death, her focus begins to shift from grief to ambition, fully believing that marrying into the aristocracy could fill the void left in her heart. Upon arrival in London, Bettina meets Lord Hurdly, who challenges her plans and hints at a power dynamics that may alter her future. This revelation sets the stage for an exploration of her struggles between societal expectations, personal desires, and the concept of true love—ultimately leading her to ponder what sacrifices she's willing to make for the life she seeks. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30464
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