The story revolves around the life of the protagonist, Eleanor Solange, a young woman who navigates her way through the social and cultural norms of the early 20th century. Eleanor is depicted as a confident and assertive character who challenges conventional expectations placed upon women. She explores her own identity and desires in a world that often seeks to limit women's roles to traditional domestic spheres.The novel explores themes of feminism, individualism, and the quest for self-...

The Folly of Others by Neith Boyce is a perceptive and engaging work of literary fiction that explores the complexities of human behavior, social expectations, and personal judgment. With sharp psychological insight and a keen understanding of interpersonal dynamics, Boyce crafts a narrative that examines how assumptions, misunderstandings, and societal pressures influence the choices people make. The novel follows characters whose lives become intertwined through relationships, ambitions,...

Across the ringing of the church bells came the whistle of the train. Mary Lavinia, standing in the doorway, watched her mother go down the walk to the gate. Mrs. Lowell's broad back, clad in black silk, her black bonnet stiffly trimmed with purple pansies, bristled with anger. She opened the gate and slammed it behind her. The wooden sidewalk echoed her heavy tread. She went down the street out of sight, without looking back. The slow melancholy bells were still sounding, but now they sto...

Neith Boyce was a Progressive-Era writer who worked in poetry, theater, short stories, novels, and various forms of creative nonfiction. She helped Gertrude Stein to publish Three Lives, cofounded the Provincetown Players theater company, and wrote "The Girl Bachelor," a popular and pioneering column in Vogue about life as a single woman in New York City. Her best-known novel, The Bond (1908), is based on her famously open marriage to the radical journalist Hutchins Hapgood. This book cont...

This book contains70 short storiesfrom 10 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the criticAugust Nemo, in a collection that will please theliterature lovers. For more exciting titles, be sure to check out our 7 Best Short Stories and Essential Novelists collections. This book contains: W. C. Morrow: - His Unconquerable Enemy. - A Game Of Honor. - The Resurrection Of Little Wang Tai. - Two Singular Men. - The Faithful Amulet. - Over An Absinth...

In "The Best Man," Grace Livingston Hill crafts a compelling narrative that intertwines themes of love, integrity, and social class through the lens of early 20th-century America. The story revolves around a spirited heroine who confronts the challenges of societal expectations while discovering her own identity and values. Hill's signature style, characterized by clear prose and engaging characterization, is complemented by a rich backdrop of small-town life, making the novel both relatab...

Julia Lambert is in her prime, the greatest actress in England. Off stage, however, she is bored with her handsome husband, coquettish and undisciplined. She is at first flattered and amused by the attentions of a shy and eager young fan, but before long Julia is amazed to find herself falling wildly, dangerously, in love.

Good Wives is the second story about the March family.Three years on from Little Women, the March girls and their friend Laurie are young adults with their futures ahead of them. Although they all face painful trials along the way - from Meg's sad lesson in housekeeping to Laurie's disappointment in love and a tragedy which touches them all - each of the girls finally finds happiness, if not always in the way they expect.The book includes a behind-the-scen...

It’s the 1930s. Fran Addicott runs a country pub with her husband, Sam, in Victoria’s Mallee region. It’s not a glamorous life: the pub is old; the town struggling; and her husband—her second, she was widowed—is not all he could be. Life is a constant uphill battle, but what can she do? What should she do?‘Fine Australian Novel’ declared The Australasian‘s reviewer, Habakkuk, on The Wind on the Water‘s original publication. ‘Miss Myra Morris is ...

In Theatre, W. Somerset Maugham–the author of the classic novels Of Human Bondage and Up at the Villa–introduces us to Julia Lambert, a woman of breathtaking poise and talent whose looks have stood by her forty-six years. She is one of the greatest actresses England–so good, in fact, that perhaps she never stops acting.It seems that noting can ruffle her satin feathers, until a quiet stranger who challenges Julia's very sense of se...

In "The Island Pharisees," John Galsworthy masterfully explores the tensions between individual desires and societal expectations set against the backdrop of early 20th-century England. The novel employs a rich, descriptive literary style, vividly portraying the inner lives of its characters. Galsworthy's nuanced examination of class distinctions and morality invites readers to reflect on the contradictions inherent in human nature and the constraints of convention, capturing the zeitgeist...

According to Wikipedia: "Grace S. Richmond (died 1959) was an American writer. She wrote the "Red Pepper Burns" series of popular novels."