Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 60 Wright, Mabel Osgood 1859 1934 Wright, James Osborne, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. James Osborne Barbara People of the Whirlpool From The Experience Book of a Commuter's Wife Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Kevin Handy, Dave Maddock, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "People of the Whirlpool" by Mabel Osgood Wright is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story is narrated by Barbara, who reflects on her life as a mother of twins and the evolving social dynamics in her community as it comes into contact with wealthier outsiders from New York. It explores the theme of motherhood, familial relationships, and the contrasts between old and new societal values. The opening of the novel introduces Barbara in her attic, where she organizes her thoughts and memories about her children, Richard and Ian, who are lively twin boys. As she reminisces, she also considers the changes brought about by the arrival of affluent newcomers to her once-peaceful town, which she refers to as "the Whirlpool." Through her reflections and observations about parenting, her children's unique personalities, and her friendships—particularly with Lavinia Dorman—Barbara reveals her concerns about the social shifts and their implications for her family's traditional lifestyle. The narrative balances humor with introspective moments, setting the stage for deeper explorations of identity and community throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Epistolary fiction Diary fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 506355 506176 2024-10-05T10:06:46.852313 2023-10-05T09:44:38.997479 text/html text/html 506348 506169 2024-10-05T10:06:47.137334 2023-10-05T09:44:39.187455 text/html text/html 272698 2024-10-05T10:06:55.483252 application/epub+zip 279637 2024-10-05T10:06:49.933317 application/epub+zip 272283 2024-10-05T10:06:48.735312 application/epub+zip 472617 2024-10-05T10:06:59.860259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444636 2024-10-05T10:06:54.701300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420731 2022-09-06T03:46:38.146722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473443 473339 2024-10-05T10:06:46.425362 2023-10-05T09:44:38.701455 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 474642 2020-12-25T23:43:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 189928 2020-12-25T23:43:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 474636 2020-12-25T23:43:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 189873 2020-12-25T23:43:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21602 2024-10-05T10:06:59.987234 application/rdf+xml 12657 2024-10-05T10:06:49.287284 image/jpeg 3648 2024-10-05T10:06:49.011288 image/jpeg 267201 2024-10-05T10:06:47.182338 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