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Fated to Be Free

A Novel

by Jean Ingelow

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First published
1875
Pages
397
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An overgrown woodland and a shuttered red brick mansion set the opening scene in a valley of south-western England. An elderly woman keeps the door handle shining, preserving the hope of a visitor after decades of seclusion. From this quiet beginning, Fated to Be Free develops the broad perspective of a family history, with children and older adults sharing its pages. In her preface, Jean Ingelow explains her preference for the uneven course of ordinary life and leaves readers to weigh her characters' motives.

Household concerns give the novel a warmer, busier rhythm. Johnnie and Crayshaw prize their ponies, schoolwork becomes an occasion for teasing and comic verse, and John searches for help with teaching his children and managing their daily needs. The appearance of illness in the Mortimer family adds another source of concern.

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Jean Ingelow

Jean Ingelow was an English poet and storyteller whose writing ranged from lyric verse to imaginative literature for younger readers. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. gathers the first part of a substantial poetry collection, while Mopsa The Fairy follows a child into a realm of fairies, magic, and royal courts.

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First published
1875
Reading time
About 11 hours
Pages
397
Language
English
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