Ancestors: A Novel

by Gertrude ATHERTON (1857 - 1948)

Part 3 Chapter I

Ancestors: A Novel

Flora, the daughter of a clergyman, grew up the playmate of the castle children but learned early on that a certain prettiness and good breeding did not put her in the same class as her friends. With the sudden death of her father and no chance of a rich husband, poverty was looming and the young woman may be forced to earn her living. As a companion to Lady Victoria Gwynne, she meets an American cousin come to trace her ancestry. - Summary by Lynne Thompson


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Chapter II , Chapter III , Chapter IV , Chapter V , Chapter VI , Chapter VII , Chapter VIII , Chapter IX , Chapter X , Chapter XI , Chapter XII , Chapter XVIII , Chapter XIV , Chapter XV