Project Gutenberg 2007-06-22 Public domain in the USA. 70 Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn 1857 1948 Lin, Frank Horn, Gertrude Franklin The Californians Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by David Clarke, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenbertg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "The Californians" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story largely revolves around the lives of two girls, Helena Belmont and Magdaléna Yorba, exploring themes of friendship, ambition, and the clash of cultures in California during a dynamic period of change. The opening chapters introduce the contrasting personalities of the two main characters, while hinting at the complexities of their familial backgrounds and aspirations. At the start of the novel, the friendship between Helena and Magdaléna is established, showcasing their distinct social statuses and cultural identities. Helena, the spirited and wealthy daughter of Colonel Jack Belmont, exudes confidence and ambition, while the reticent Magdaléna, daughter of the wealthy Don Roberto Yorba, grapples with her own insecurities and a longing for beauty and acceptance. In a series of interactions, the two girls express their aspirations, delve into social dynamics, and navigate the challenges of adolescence. As Helena prepares to leave for schooling in New York and Europe, the opening suggests not only their personal dreams but also raises questions about class differences, gender expectations, and shifting cultural identities in California society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories Upper class -- Fiction California -- Fiction San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 542889 542608 2024-10-09T12:40:51.345878 2023-09-10T04:39:22.859595 text/html text/html 549695 2007-06-22T14:17:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 206291 2007-06-22T14:18:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 283325 2024-10-09T12:41:01.356869 application/epub+zip 291527 2024-10-09T12:40:54.885897 application/epub+zip 277662 2024-10-09T12:40:53.371878 application/epub+zip 509931 2024-10-09T12:41:06.702834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465565 2024-10-09T12:41:00.408859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442849 2022-09-10T09:56:49.408082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518652 518408 2024-10-09T12:40:50.239912 2023-09-10T04:39:21.954576 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 517716 2007-06-22T14:12:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 200941 2007-06-22T14:12:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 517727 2007-06-22T14:12:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200871 2007-06-22T14:12:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22540 2024-10-09T12:41:06.839801 application/rdf+xml 10754 2024-10-09T12:40:53.946865 image/jpeg 2817 2024-10-09T12:40:53.657873 image/jpeg 278557 2024-10-09T12:40:51.393890 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