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The black pearl is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Lion, Marie (1855–1922). The listed translation credits are Wholohan, Maude (1859–1950).
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"The black pearl" by Marie Lion is a novel written in the early 20th century. It follows Jeanne, a Parisienne orphan transplanted to a South Australian sheep station, whose inherited black pearl ties her to a legendary Indian ancestress and sets off a story of colonial life, romance, and spiritual searching. Drawn between her devoted cousin, the Anglican missioner Hector, and the unsettling allure of Allan Russell, she confronts questions of love, conscience, and destiny against the vivid backdrop of the Australian bush. The opening of the novel presents Jeanne’s arrival at Gwylata, her brisk encounters with stern old Meg, delicate Aunt Molly, and kindly guardian Mr. Deslandes, and her eighteenth‑birthday gift: a pearl necklace centered on a magnificent black pearl. A dream of a rajah and a crucifix mirrors family lore about the Begum Jeanne and hints at reincarnation, just as the real world fills with Anglican services, bush rides with Mac, shearing season, and the dazzling Hunt Club Ball where Allan Russell’s gaze unsettles her. Jeanne nurses the aboriginal child Bahloo, bonds with Hector, and accepts his proposal after a riding accident, only to clash with his strict theology; refusing to take Communion insincerely, she breaks the engagement, and Hector departs to serve lepers in Molokai. Calamity follows at home: her uncle’s finances collapse, he dies suddenly, Aunt Molly soon after, the station is sold, and Jeanne sets out on her own as a governess in New South Wales, where her new household—Mrs. Clarke and two spirited children—greets her with mishaps and warmth.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The black pearl
- Author credits: Lion, Marie (1855–1922)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Wholohan, Maude (1859–1950)
Catalogue subjects
- French -- Australia -- Fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Theosophy -- Fiction
- Young women -- Fiction
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