Project Gutenberg 2004-11-06 Public domain in the USA. 79 McCutcheon, George Barr 1866 1928 Fisher, Harrison 1875 1934 Nedra E-text prepared by Rick Niles, John Hagerson, Charlie Kirschner, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Nedra" by George Barr McCutcheon is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Hugh Ridgeway and Grace Vernon, two young people engaged to be married, who are facing societal pressures and family expectations leading up to their wedding. As they navigate the complexities of their engagement, they consider an impulsive elopement to free themselves from the constraints of their lives. The opening of "Nedra" introduces us to the characters as they prepare for their announcement party. Hugh arrives late to meet Grace, and their playful banter reveals the tension surrounding their engagement and the looming expectations from Grace's controlling Aunt Elizabeth. Discussing their wedding plans, they express their desire for a simple ceremony, contrasting it with the grand affair that is expected by society. The chapter sets the stage for their growing frustration and the possibility of an elopement, introducing themes of love, rebellion against societal norms, and the pursuit of personal happiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Islands -- Fiction Love stories Adventure stories Shipwrecks -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 497859 491556 2024-09-06T09:46:46.231230 2023-10-06T11:18:07.799092 text/html text/html 485372 2020-12-18T14:45:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1324940 2020-12-18T14:45:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1331425 2024-09-06T09:46:53.800192 application/epub+zip 1338540 2024-09-06T09:46:47.362243 application/epub+zip 254108 2024-09-06T09:46:46.696225 application/epub+zip 1497607 2024-09-06T09:46:58.929187 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1455449 2024-09-06T09:46:53.105205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375600 2022-09-07T13:53:16.495141 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462925 462815 2024-09-06T09:46:44.988233 2023-10-06T11:18:06.622072 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 462641 2020-12-18T14:45:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 179167 2020-12-18T14:45:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 462648 2020-12-18T14:45:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 179148 2020-12-18T14:45:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21867 2024-09-06T09:46:59.078149 application/rdf+xml 19454 2024-09-06T09:46:46.838226 image/jpeg 3296 2024-09-06T09:46:46.766216 image/jpeg 1332428 2024-09-06T09:46:46.294259 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 en.wikipedia