What's Mine's Mine. Volume I

Name: What's Mine's Mine. Volume I
Author: George MacDonald

What's Mine's Mine is a novel by George MacDonald that was first published in 1886. The story follows the lives of two Scottish families, the Duries and the Mactavishes, who are locked in a bitter feud over land ownership. The book explores themes of forgiveness, redemption, and the power of love to heal old wounds.

By George MacDonald · First published 1864 · Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance · 17 chapters · 71,181 words

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The room was handsomely furnished, but such as I would quarrel with none for calling common, for it certainly was uninteresting. Not a thing in it had to do with genuine individual choice, but merely with the fashion and custom of the class to which its occupiers belonged. It was a dining-room, of good size, appointed with all the things a dining-room "ought" to have, mostly new, and entirely expensive -- mirrored sideboard in oak; heavy chairs, just the dozen, in fawn-coloured morocco seats and backs -- the dining-room, in short, of a London-house inhabited by rich middle-class people. A big fire blazed in the low round-backed grate, whose flashes were reflected in the steel fender and the ugly fire-irons that were never used. A snowy cloth of linen, finer than ordinary, for there was pride in the housekeeping, covered the large dining-table, and a company, evidently a family, was eating its breakfast. But how come these people THERE?

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Work type: Novel
Author: George MacDonald
Date: 1864 CE
Language: English
Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Scottish Literature, Philosophical Fiction
Length: 71,181 words
Structure: 17 chapters, 1,050 paragraphs
Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)

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Fiction — The book is a work of narrative prose that tells a story created from the imagination.
Historical Fiction — The story is set in a specific historical period and incorporates historical events and figures.
Romance — The plot includes romantic relationships as a central theme.
Scottish Literature — The book is part of the literary tradition of Scotland, reflecting its culture and settings.