Project Gutenberg 2006-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 101 Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins 1852 1930 Wilkins, Mary E. (Mary Eleanor) Freeman, Mary E. Wilkins (Mary Eleanor Wilkins) Wilkins, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, Mary Ella Meylan, Paul Julian 1882 1961 Meylan, Paul Julien Meylan, Paul J. The Butterfly House Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Jeff Kaylin and Andrew Sly "The Butterfly House" by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in the fictional village of Fairbridge, New Jersey, which is presented as a quaint yet provocatively petty place, consumed by its own self-importance. The narrative introduces various characters, including the elegant and ambitious Mrs. Wilbur Edes and the mysterious Alice Mendon, whose lives intertwine amidst the village's social dynamics. The opening of the novel meticulously describes Fairbridge, a town rife with contradictions, where the citizens are proud of their small lives while being tragically ignorant of their limitations. We meet key characters like Mrs. Edes, who struggles with her ambitions within the confines of village life, and Alice Mendon, who exudes beauty and charm but remains somewhat detached and enigmatic. As these women navigate the social landscape—highlighted by their interactions at the Zenith Club—the stage is set for exploring themes of ambition, identity, and the impact of societal norms on individual lives. The narrative richly evokes the intricacies of small-town dynamics, hinting at deeper conflicts that may unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New Jersey -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 345606 345023 2024-10-08T06:33:32.501429 2023-09-08T08:28:59.431556 text/html text/html 349615 2006-04-12T15:26:52 text/html; charset=us-ascii 260563 2006-04-12T15:26:52 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 348136 2024-10-08T06:33:38.925436 application/epub+zip 352454 2024-10-08T06:33:34.660433 application/epub+zip 196868 2024-10-08T06:33:33.123440 application/epub+zip 485723 2024-10-08T06:33:42.250384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468352 2024-10-08T06:33:38.184423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291057 2022-09-08T14:57:49.346023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327880 327859 2024-10-08T06:33:31.734443 2023-09-08T08:28:58.806554 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 327738 2006-04-12T15:26:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 120815 2006-04-12T15:26:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 327730 2006-04-12T15:26:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 120777 2006-04-12T15:26:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22214 2024-10-08T06:33:42.380381 application/rdf+xml 9624 2024-10-08T06:33:34.023459 image/jpeg 2585 2024-10-08T06:33:33.556443 image/jpeg 344147 2024-10-08T06:33:32.541415 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