Project Gutenberg 2005-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 66 Moore, George 1852 1933 Moore, George Augustus Rhone, Lady Muslin Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. "Originally published under the title of 'A Drama in Muslin,' 1886." Produced by Malcolm Farmer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Muslin" by George Moore is a novel originally published under the title "A Drama in Muslin" during the late 19th century. The book explores themes of social conventions, marriage, and female agency, particularly through the character of Alice Barton, the eldest daughter of a family navigating the complexities of society and relationships. The narrative touches upon Alice's emergence from a convent education into the world of adulthood, emphasizing her interactions with peers, family, and potential suitors. The opening of "Muslin" paints a vibrant picture of the convent where the schoolgirls are preparing for a prize day, filled with excitement and innocence. The character of Alice is introduced as a thoughtful and somewhat plain girl, who writes a play entitled "King Cophetua" that is to be performed at the event. The interactions between Alice, her sisters, and her schoolmates reveal a mix of ambition, rivalry, and social expectations as they all eagerly look forward to their upcoming experiences in the wider social world. Through the festival atmosphere and the budding relationships, the opening establishes the themes of transition and the challenges facing young women as they confront societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ireland -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 624341 624236 2024-10-06T13:59:52.739706 2023-09-07T04:27:55.564587 text/html text/html 624334 624229 2024-10-06T13:59:53.037700 2023-09-07T04:27:55.731560 text/html text/html 297782 2024-10-06T14:00:01.801651 application/epub+zip 307955 2024-10-06T13:59:55.089684 application/epub+zip 307955 2024-10-06T13:59:53.834703 application/epub+zip 511108 2024-10-06T14:00:07.097629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472304 2024-10-06T14:00:00.948628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449016 2022-09-07T17:39:05.043256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574348 574294 2024-10-06T13:59:52.059682 2023-09-07T04:27:55.044560 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 574137 2020-12-19T04:41:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 221359 2020-12-19T04:41:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 574132 2020-12-19T04:41:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 221202 2020-12-19T04:41:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21032 2024-10-06T14:00:07.249595 application/rdf+xml 9577 2024-10-06T13:59:54.360665 image/jpeg 2591 2024-10-06T13:59:54.096677 image/jpeg 293595 2024-10-06T13:59:53.091671 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