The Lonely Bride by Fred M. White

Name: The Lonely Bride
Author: Fred M. White

The story follows the life of a young woman, Mary, who is forced to marry a man she does not love. She is left alone in a strange house, with no one to turn to for help. She is soon befriended by a mysterious stranger, who helps her to escape her unhappy marriage. Mary soon discovers that the stranger is a wealthy man, and he offers her a chance to start a new life. She accepts his offer and moves to a new home, where she finds love and happiness. However, her past soon catches up with her, and she is forced to confront her husband and his family. In the end, Mary is able to find a way to be happy and free.

By Fred M. White · First published 1907 · Genre: Romance, Mystery, Thriller · 43 chapters · 113,465 words

First lines

It was peaceful and quiet now under the trees by the brookside, a typical English landscape, reminding one of Tennyson's "Haunt of Ancient Peace." From the far side of the fields came the call of the birds and the bleating of lambs. The woods hardly moved, they seemed to be sleeping under the perfect arch of the summer sky. And yet the two young people lingering there did not seem so perfectly attuned to the spot as one might have expected. It did not demand a keen eye to see that they were lovers, or that something had come between them. Not that there was any suggestion of a quarrel in the air, for the girl lay back against the young man's shoulder, and his arm was caressingly wound about her waist. There was a shadow of some haunting trouble lurking in Grace Anstey's clear grey eyes, a somewhat moody frown knitted Max Graham's brows. They were absolutely alone there, little chance was there of any interruption, so that it was possible to speak freely.

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Work type: Novel
Author: Fred M. White
Date: 1907 CE
Language: English
Genres: Romance, Mystery, Thriller, Fiction
Length: 113,465 words
Structure: 43 chapters, 1,879 paragraphs
Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)

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Genres

Romance — The title of the book implies a romantic story, as the protagonist is a bride who is presumably alone.
Mystery — The title implies a sense of mystery, as the bride is alone and the reader is left to wonder why.
Thriller — The title implies a sense of suspense and danger, as the bride is alone and the reader is left to wonder what could be happening.
Fiction — The book is a work of fiction, as it is written by Fred M. White.