Kitty Alone

Kitty Alone is a romance and mystery novel written by Sabine Baring-Gould. It's a suspenseful story set on the South Devon Coast. The eponymous Kitty is a clever and sensitive young girl, Kate Quarm. She is feeling rather lonely and misunderstood most of the time. Kitty lives with her relatives in a farmhouse, but both her father and her uncle don't seem to have enough time to understand her. Her solitude comes to an end when the son of the most prosperous farmer in the area falls deeply in love with her. But Kitty seems to have her mind focused on different things... This remarkable story is full of insights into the link between the truth and the soul. It's a classic Victorian read with plenty of details of rural social life and a great amount of mystery.

Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) wasan Anglican priest, hagiographer, novelist, folk song collector and a scholar. He is remembered particularly as a writer of hymns, the best-known being 'Onward, Christian Soldiers' or 'Now the Day Is Over'. He also wrote many novels and short stories.

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Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) wasan Anglican priest, hagiographer, novelist, folk song collector and a scholar. He is remembered particularly as a writer of hymns, the best-known being "Onward, Christian Soldiers" or "Now the Day Is Over". He also wrote many novels and short stories.

Résumé
Kitty Alone is a romance and mystery novel written by Sabine Baring-Gould. It's a suspenseful story set on the South Devon Coast. The eponymous Kitty is a clever and sensitive young girl, Kate Quarm. She is feeling rather lonely and misunderstood most of the time. Kitty lives with her relatives in a farmhouse, but both her father and her uncle don't seem to have enough time to understand her. Her solitude comes to an end when the son of the most prosperous farmer in the area falls deeply in love with her. But Kitty seems to have her mind focused on different things This remarkable story is full of insights into the link between the truth and the soul. It's a classic Victorian read with plenty of details of rural social life and a great amount of mystery.