Project Gutenberg 2005-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 125 Barr, Amelia E. 1831 1919 Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston Hampe, Theo. The Bow of Orange Ribbon: A Romance of New York Sequel: The Maid of Maiden Lane. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Paul Ereaut and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Bow of Orange Ribbon: A Romance of New York" by Amelia E. Barr is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Set in 1886, it paints a vivid picture of life in New York City over a hundred years prior, as characters navigate love, societal expectations, and family dynamics. The narrative centers around Katherine Van Heemskirk, a young Dutch-American maiden, as the complexities of love and duty unfold against the backdrop of cultural tensions between Dutch and English settlers. At the start of the novel, the scene is set on a beautiful May day in 1886 New York, capturing the city's vibrant atmosphere filled with blossoming gardens, bustling market activities, and the intermingling social lives of its citizens. The opening introduces Joris Van Heemskirk, a proud Dutch merchant, and his family, particularly his daughter Katherine, who is caught in a budding romance with Captain Hyde, an English officer. As the elder Semple proposes a union between Katherine and his son Neil, the narrative hints at family expectations, cultural conflicts, and the influence of societal norms on personal choices. Simultaneously, Katherine's innocence is juxtaposed with the intrigues of young love, suggesting a rich exploration of her character as she strives for happiness amidst her father's protective instincts and the pressures of a changing society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 583191 583199 2024-09-07T12:48:13.176353 2023-09-08T04:49:02.805438 text/html text/html 584212 2020-12-13T07:06:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3409039 2020-12-13T07:06:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3487733 2024-09-07T12:48:27.175788 application/epub+zip 3497469 2024-09-07T12:48:17.183301 application/epub+zip 301417 2024-09-07T12:48:14.232355 application/epub+zip 4369537 2024-09-07T12:48:33.142747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4319470 2024-09-07T12:48:24.070839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412149 2022-09-08T09:36:54.022035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509989 509886 2024-09-07T12:48:11.606333 2023-09-08T04:49:01.430437 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 509757 2020-12-13T07:06:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 198031 2020-12-13T07:06:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 509748 2020-12-13T07:06:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 198012 2020-12-13T07:06:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20535 2024-09-07T12:48:33.308733 application/rdf+xml 17222 2024-09-07T12:48:14.369310 image/jpeg 2888 2024-09-07T12:48:14.302316 image/jpeg 3477523 2024-09-07T12:48:13.429321 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