Project Gutenberg 2004-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 102 Jesse, F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson) 1888 1958 Jesse, Fryniwyd Tennyson Jesse, Wynifried Margaret Harwood, Mrs. Harold Tinker, Beamish 22006515 The White Riband; Or, A Young Female's Folly Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Garcia and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The White Riband; Or, A Young Female's Folly" by F. Tennyson Jesse is a novel crafted in the early 20th century. The story follows Loveday Strick, a village girl of mysterious parentage, who grapples with societal judgments and her desire for acceptance and beauty in a world that often overlooks those in her station. The narrative delves into themes of ambition, class distinctions, and the longing for transformation against a backdrop of rural England. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Loveday, an outcast due to her circumstances, yearning for a white satin riband that symbolizes her dreams of joining the festivities of the Flora Day dance alongside the gentry. The prologue sets the tone for how the townspeople perceive her follies and desires, hinting at the contempt and envy that surround her. In the opening chapters, we witness Loveday’s social struggles and her growing obsession with beauty and status, especially through her interactions with Miss Flora Le Pettit, a local heiress who embodies the ideals of femininity and grace. Loveday's quest for the riband unfolds as she navigates her harsh realities and the contrasting allure of the upper class, laying the groundwork for her internal and external conflicts that will challenge her sense of self and belonging. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Girls -- Fiction Women -- Fiction Social classes -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 136325 135396 2024-09-06T10:23:28.642987 2023-10-06T11:50:19.868867 text/html text/html 131231 2020-12-18T17:42:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 433369 2020-12-18T17:42:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 453060 2024-09-06T10:23:32.644967 application/epub+zip 454982 2024-09-06T10:23:29.738972 application/epub+zip 113939 2024-09-06T10:23:28.932959 application/epub+zip 960447 2024-09-06T10:23:34.758988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 943431 2024-09-06T10:23:31.863968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161908 2022-09-07T14:39:20.033012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123197 123113 2024-09-06T10:23:28.383963 2023-10-06T11:50:19.641901 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 122934 2020-12-18T17:42:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 48218 2020-12-18T17:42:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 122925 2020-12-18T17:42:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48194 2020-12-18T17:42:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20947 2024-09-06T10:23:34.889942 application/rdf+xml 26614 2024-09-06T10:23:29.045978 image/jpeg 4452 2024-09-06T10:23:28.987975 image/jpeg 435575 2024-09-06T10:23:28.667003 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