Project Gutenberg 2005-03-21 Public domain in the USA. 61 Orcutt, William Dana 1870 1953 Orcutt, Wm. Dana (William Dana) The Lever: A Novel Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Lever: A Novel" by William Dana Orcutt is a fictional work written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds around characters entangled in themes of ambition, social roles, and the shifting dynamics of personal relationships against the backdrop of business and economic aspirations. The opening introduces Alice, a young woman grappling with her identity and societal expectations, particularly in relation to her father's business legacy, and her childhood friend, Allen Sanford, whose path diverges into potential diplomacy or business. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Alice and her family as they encounter Allen while out in a carriage. This chance meeting rekindles memories of their childhood friendship in Pittsburgh. Their interaction reveals Alice's longing to participate in the business world, a passion at odds with traditional gender roles of the time. As conversations unfold, themes of aspiration and frustration emerge, especially regarding Alice's desire to make her mark in a world that restricts her. The dialogue sets the stage for exploring their personal goals and the dynamics between ambition and societal expectations, hinting at deeper conflicts that may arise as their stories progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 552756 552635 2024-10-07T05:30:20.507906 2023-09-07T07:12:30.683733 text/html text/html 552749 552628 2024-10-07T05:30:20.802909 2023-09-07T07:12:30.862749 text/html text/html 270447 2024-10-07T05:30:29.044832 application/epub+zip 279014 2024-10-07T05:30:22.840876 application/epub+zip 279014 2024-10-07T05:30:21.572873 application/epub+zip 504268 2024-10-07T05:30:33.903793 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465970 2024-10-07T05:30:28.233870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402752 2022-09-07T21:41:53.653226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501929 501859 2024-10-07T05:30:19.923944 2023-09-07T07:12:30.328748 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 501800 2020-12-14T07:59:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 187716 2020-12-14T07:59:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 501791 2020-12-14T07:59:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187684 2020-12-14T07:59:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20633 2024-10-07T05:30:34.033792 application/rdf+xml 13387 2024-10-07T05:30:22.120854 image/jpeg 3465 2024-10-07T05:30:21.843867 image/jpeg 268003 2024-10-07T05:30:20.848899 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