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100 1 _aSedgwick, Anne Douglas,
_d1873-1935
245 1 4 _aThe Dull Miss Archinard
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2013-02-16
508 _aChuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"The Dull Miss Archinard" by Anne Douglas Sedgwick is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative unfolds in a picturesque English countryside setting, exploring the lives and relationships of its characters, particularly focusing on the Archinard family and their interactions with their neighbor, Peter Odd. The story hints at themes of love, social expectations, and the complexities of human emotions, particularly through the dynamics between Peter Odd, his wife, and the Archinard sisters, Hilda and Katherine. At the start of the novel, we meet Peter Odd, a contemplative and somewhat melancholic man who enjoys fishing in the serene countryside. His solitude is interrupted by the joyful sounds of the Archinard daughters, which leads to an incident involving the more timid sister, Hilda, who is initially fearful of diving into the water. The events escalate when she jumps in to save Katherine, who is struggling in the water. This action sparks a connection between Peter and the sisters as he helps rescue Hilda, highlighting contrasts in courage and fear between the two girls. As Peter returns to his life at Allersley Manor, the opening chapters set the stage for the exploration of family dynamics, friendship, and the tension between personal desires and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSisters -- Fiction
653 _aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction
653 _aFamilies -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42109
999 _c82948
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