A broken blossom, vol. 3 of 3 by Florence Marryat
"A broken blossom, vol. 3 of 3" by Florence Marryat is a novel written in the late 19th century. Told in the first person by Hilda Marsh, it blends romance, social tension, and questions of trust and independence as she navigates life with her indebted guardian in the French town of St. Pucelle. Key figures include the proud yet penitent Baron de Nesselrode, the volatile Cave Charteris, steadfast Tessie, impulsive Ange, and
Hilda’s loyal friend Charlie Sandilands. The opening of the novel follows Hilda as she firmly redefines her relationship with Charlie, seeks his pragmatic counsel on her mismanaged trust, and writes to Mr. Warrington to regain control of her income. She collides with household discontent—overhearing the cook’s scorn and learning from Charteris that Mr. Lovett is deeply in debt and has even borrowed in Hilda’s name—while parrying Charteris’s attempt to rekindle past sentiment. A tense evening walk leads to a fright with a wolfish sheep-dog and a rescue by Baron de Nesselrode, who then confides his fall from wealth through grief, gambling, and betrayal, revealing years of enforced austerity ahead; Hilda responds with compassion and practical hope. As they return, they encounter Ange walking with Charteris, and the section closes with a “black cloud” settling over the house—Lovett’s froideur, Tessie’s avoidance, and Charteris’s sulks—hinting at mounting strain and entanglements to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Marryat, Florence, 1833-1899 |
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| Title | A broken blossom, vol. 3 of 3 |
| Original Publication | London: Samuel Tinsley & Co., 1879. |
| Credits | Richard Tonsing, Emmanuel Ackerman, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English fiction -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 76781 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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