A Mere Chance by Ada Cambridge
"A Mere Chance" is a novel by Ada Cambridge, published in 1903. The story follows the life of a young woman named Margaret, who is struggling to come to terms with her past and find her place in the world. After a chance encounter with an old flame, Margaret is forced to confront her feelings and make difficult choices about her future. Throughout the novel, Cambridge explores themes of love, loss, and self-discovery, as Margaret navigates the complexities of adulthood and tries to find her true purpose in life.
By Ada Cambridge · First published 1882 · Genre: Fiction, Romance, Drama · 12 chapters · 43,784 words
First lines
A few years ago there was a young _debutante_ in Melbourne whose name was Rachel Fetherstonhaugh. She had risen upon the social horizon suddenly, like a new star -- or, one might almost say, like a comet, so unusually bright was she, and so much talked about; and no one quite knew where she had come from. Mrs. Hardy had introduced her as her niece -- everyone knew that -- but there were sceptics who, having never heard of female relatives previously (except the three daughters, who had married so well), declared that she might be "anybody," picked up merely for matchmaking purposes -- it being well understood that Mrs. Hardy had for an unknown period sustained life, figuratively speaking, upon the stimulus of matrimonial intrigues, and had now no more daughters to provide for.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Ada Cambridge
- Date: 1882 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Fiction, Romance, Drama, Historical
- Length: 43,784 words
- Structure: 12 chapters, 760 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Fiction — As a novel, 'A Mere Chance' falls primarily under the broad genre of fiction.
- Romance — Themes of love and relationships are central to the storyline, making it a part of the romance genre.
- Drama — The book deals with various dramatic events and conflicts, classifying it also under the drama genre.
- Historical — Set in the 19th Century, historical elements are used throughout the novel.
Tags
aunt · australia · back · come · could · dalrymple · dear · face · fiction · go · good · great
Contents
- A MARSHAL NEIL ROSE
- FAMILY COUNSELS
- MR. KINGSTON'S QUESTION
- THE ANSWER
- SO SOON!
- A RASH PROMISE
- TWO LOVE LETTERS
- HOW RACHEL MET "HIM."
- A BLACK SHEEP
- OUTSIDE THE PALE
- MR. DALRYMPLE HAS TO CONSULT GORDON
- "OH, IF THEY HAD!"