Project Gutenberg 2007-09-21 Public domain in the USA. 83 Bellamy, Edward 1850 1898 A Love Story Reversed 1898 Produced by David Widger "A Love Story Reversed" by Edward Bellamy is a novel written during the late 19th century. The narrative explores themes of love, societal expectations, and gender roles through the lens of its main characters, Maud Elliott and Arthur Burton. The story unfolds in a small New England city and highlights the complexities and frustrations faced by women in expressing their affections within the constraints of their time. The novel follows Maud Elliott, a shy and reserved young woman deeply in love with her acquaintance, Arthur Burton. In a bold move inspired by her friend Lucy, who encourages women to express their feelings, Maud confesses her love for Arthur. However, her revelation does not initially yield the desired outcome. Arthur, taken aback, does not reciprocate her feelings right away, leading to a complex relationship marked by friendship and misunderstanding. As the narrative progresses, Arthur gradually realizes the depth of his affection for Maud, culminating in a heartfelt acknowledgment of his love. The story intricately weaves the dynamics of love and societal judgments, ultimately highlighting the transformative power of open communication between men and women. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 96918 96927 2024-09-10T04:50:45.907640 2023-09-10T08:22:58.360713 text/html text/html 94442 2021-02-24T22:19:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 33796 2021-02-24T22:19:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 85044 2024-09-10T04:50:49.254611 application/epub+zip 84084 2024-09-10T04:50:47.161607 application/epub+zip 84084 2024-09-10T04:50:46.381622 application/epub+zip 187436 2024-09-10T04:50:50.967599 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178662 2024-09-10T04:50:48.760599 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181806 2022-09-10T14:48:54.029128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 82873 2024-09-10T04:50:45.601617 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 83225 2018-03-08T06:28:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 31861 2018-03-19T05:42:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 82809 2007-09-21T17:00:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 31783 2007-09-21T17:00:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 82800 2007-09-21T17:00:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31759 2007-09-21T17:00:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21610 2024-09-10T04:50:51.092583 application/rdf+xml 13978 2024-09-10T04:50:46.717597 image/jpeg 3623 2024-09-10T04:50:46.546614 image/jpeg 87250 2024-09-10T04:50:45.917601 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