Project Gutenberg 2004-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 71 Scott, Leroy 1875 1929 Dérèmeaux, Irma Deremeaux, Irma No. 13 Washington Square Number thirteen Washington Square E-text prepared by Charles Aldarondo, Alison Hadwin, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "No. 13 Washington Square" by Leroy Scott is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Mrs. De Peyster, a high-society matron grappling with personal turmoil as she navigates social expectations, family troubles, and the mysterious disappearance of her son, Jack. The narrative unfolds in a genteel and sometimes humorous manner, delving into themes of social status, identity, and the contradictions of upper-class life. The opening of the book introduces Mrs. De Peyster preparing for a trip abroad while anxiously awaiting news of her son, Jack, who has mysteriously gone missing. As she talks with her cousin Olivetta and her secretary Miss Gardner, her composed demeanor begins to crack, revealing an undercurrent of anxiety and concern. This sets the stage for the family's complex dynamics and foreshadows the adventurous and potentially scandalous events that will unfold, including interactions with reporters and the intriguing social rivalries that surround them. The scene is rich with character development and builds a foundation for the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Washington Square (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 433118 428744 2024-09-06T09:12:58.707633 2023-10-06T10:48:10.912424 text/html text/html 444096 2020-12-18T12:42:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 724740 2020-12-18T12:42:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 830573 2024-09-06T09:13:07.584561 application/epub+zip 833870 2024-09-06T09:13:00.790608 application/epub+zip 233339 2024-09-06T09:12:59.564632 application/epub+zip 1038390 2024-09-06T09:13:12.575554 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 995009 2024-09-06T09:13:06.329583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397075 2022-09-07T13:11:39.745121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377947 377849 2024-09-06T09:12:57.218613 2023-10-06T10:48:09.554401 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 377663 2020-12-18T12:42:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 143738 2020-12-18T12:42:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 377670 2020-12-18T12:42:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 143716 2020-12-18T12:42:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20479 2024-09-06T09:13:12.726538 application/rdf+xml 16119 2024-09-06T09:12:59.944612 image/jpeg 4324 2024-09-06T09:12:59.749629 image/jpeg 783041 2024-09-06T09:12:58.760646 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