Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 147 King, Grace Elizabeth 1852 1932 Balcony Stories Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. The balcony -- A drama of three -- La grande demoiselle -- Mimi's marriage -- The miracle chapel -- The story of a day -- Anne Marie and Jeanne Marie -- A crippled hope -- "One of us" -- The little convent girl -- Grandmother's grandmother -- The old lady's restoration -- A delicate affair -- Pupasse. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Bradley Norton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Balcony Stories" by Grace Elizabeth King is a collection of vignettes likely written in the late 19th century. This work captures the essence of Southern life, particularly through the experiences and thoughts of women who gather on balconies to share their memories and stories, reflecting on love, loss, and the threads that connect women across generations. At the start of the book, the reader is introduced to the setting of a warm, languorous summer night where women sit on their balconies, enjoying the coolness of the evening while recounting tales of their lives and the lives of those they know. The opening portion vividly illustrates how these narratives serve as a form of comfort and connection, revealing the unique ways women interpret their experiences. The reader also encounters specific characters, such as the old General and his wife, Madame Honorine, who, despite their age, find joy and duty in their monthly rituals of life and love, setting the stage for the colorful tapestry of stories that will unfold throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New Orleans (La.) -- Fiction Women -- Louisiana -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 241463 239265 2024-10-05T09:55:03.732526 2023-10-05T09:35:47.796470 text/html text/html 237478 2020-12-25T22:42:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1048289 2020-12-25T22:42:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1198975 2024-10-05T09:55:10.576474 application/epub+zip 1202587 2024-10-05T09:55:06.675485 application/epub+zip 165528 2024-10-05T09:55:05.401504 application/epub+zip 1330977 2024-10-05T09:55:13.514452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1318889 2024-10-05T09:55:09.790492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256412 2022-09-06T03:33:40.352521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224493 224412 2024-10-05T09:55:02.970501 2023-10-05T09:35:47.318461 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 225807 2020-12-25T22:42:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 88771 2020-12-25T22:42:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 225798 2020-12-25T22:42:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88688 2020-12-25T22:42:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21860 2024-10-05T09:55:13.642469 application/rdf+xml 13759 2024-10-05T09:55:05.954502 image/jpeg 3575 2024-10-05T09:55:05.674499 image/jpeg 1132934 2024-10-05T09:55:03.796514 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia