Aunt Rachel by David Christie Murray

Name: Aunt Rachel
Author: David Christie Murray

Aunt Rachel by David Christie Murray: Plot Summary: The novel follows the life of Aunt Rachel, a spinster who lives with her nephew and niece after their parents' death. The story explores themes of loneliness, love, and the complexities of family relationships.

By David Christie Murray · First published 1890 · Genre: Fiction, Romance, Adventure · 13 chapters · 63,258 words

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A quartette party -- three violins and a 'cello -- sat in summer evening weather in a garden. This garden was full of bloom and odor, and was shut in by high walls of ripe old brick. Here and there were large-sized plaster casts -- Venus, Minerva, Mercury, a goat-hoofed Pan with his pipes, a Silence with a finger at her lips. They were all sylvan green and crumbled with exposure to the weather, so that, in spite of cheapness, they gave the place a certain Old-world and stately aspect to an observer who was disposed to think so and did not care to look at them too curiously. A square deal table with bare top and painted legs was set on the grass-plot beneath a gnarled apple-tree whose branches were thick with green fruit, and the quartette party sat about this table, each player with his music spread out before him on a portable little folding stand.

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Work type: Novel
Author: David Christie Murray
Date: 1890 CE
Language: English
Genres: Fiction, Romance, Adventure, Drama
Length: 63,258 words
Structure: 13 chapters, 1,034 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Genres

Fiction — As a work of imagined narrative, 'Aunt Rachel' falls into the Fiction genre.
Romance — The plot predominantly revolves around romantic relationships, placing it in the Romance genre.
Adventure — The story includes various escapades and daring exploits, qualifying it for the Adventure genre.
Drama — Elements of intense conflict and character development justify including 'Aunt Rachel' in the Drama genre.