The Shoulders of Atlas unfolds a village murder and inheritance feud
In East Westland a poor Whitman family inherits wealth from a cousin, while Rose Fletcher, an orphan in New York, is revealed as the true beneficiary. Miss Farrel is murdered and Lucinda Hart and Hannah Simmons are arrested but not charged. Rose returns, claiming the Whitmans as guardians, reshaping loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Whitman
Sylvia
New England
East Westland
Abrahama White
Abrahama
Rose Fletcher
New York
Flora Barnes
Horace Allen
Whitmans
Albion Bennett
Little Village
Lucinda Hart
Miss Farrel
Hannah Simmons
Whitman
Europe
Rose and Sylvia in East Westland domestic stratagems
In East Westland Sylvia and Rose navigate maid shortages and fashion plans while Horace Henry and Sylvia sense unseen tensions. Rose defies candy scoldings and schemes to visit Lucy Ayres as suspicions rise about Horace and Rose’s bond and Sylvia’s protective instincts deepen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Horace
Rose
Lucy Ayres
Sylvia
Lucy
Henry Hitman
Lucy’s
Horace Allen
Escombe and the St Francis Revels in Medmenham Tale
A synopsis of a historical novel featuring Sir Richard Escombe returning from France to clear his name and rescue Kitty Dalcimore from Lord Harborne. The plot centers on the notorious Society of St Francis at Medmenham Abbey, mock marriages, a lottery for Kitty, a drugged banquet, royal scrutiny, and a dawn raid on Harborne’s Buckingh amstown estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of St. Francis
George II
Medmenham Abbey
The
Thames
John Wilkes
Francis Dashwood
William Whitehead
Laureate
Frederick Lord Harborne
Sir Richard Escombe
France
England
Kitty Dalcimore
Lord Harborne
Kitty
Dick Escombe
Tower
King George
Honor Marwood
Rake
Dalcimore
St. James Street
Northumberland House
Harborne
Buckinghamstown
Kitty Duleimore
Brightelmstone
Richard Russell
Shoreham
London
Lewes
Brighton
Dalcimores
Castle Deering
Norfolk
Cumberland
Anthony Dulcimore
Ladyship
Brighton Assignment and a Hidden Secret Unfolds
Kitty Dulcimore faces pressure from Lord Harborne while Sir Richard Escombe hunts a way to expose the truth at Chalfont Hall. A mysterious voice and a dramatic entry into Brighton reveal Honor Marwood’s confession and a chance at a union that could shield Dick from disgrace and redeem Kitty’s pride.
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Richard
Esae
London
Kitty
Yonder House
Anthony Dulcimore
Lord Harborne
Chalfont Hall
Harborne
Barry
Sir Richard
Chalfont Mall
Dalcimores
Richard Escombe
William and
Mary
Chalfont
William
Anne
Dick Escombe
Northumberland House
Dalcimore
Honor Marwood
Honor
Windsor
King’s Theater
Brighton
Naife Dick
England
Hig Lordship
Miss Dalcimore
Fioner Marwood
Kitty Dalcimore
Dick Eycombe
Lord
Miss Dulcimore
Lady Escombe
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ATLAS
New York Herald Company
Life In
Daas
Betty Morrison
Sally MacLean
Betty
Sally
Mrs. Wilton’s
Newport
Paris
Trousseau
Dicky van Snyde
Mr. Allen
Boston
Mr. Whitman
James Duncan
Uncle Henry
Horace and
ANCE
New York Herald Co
Allen
Raeden
Escombe
Hazard
Hetchet
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