Project Gutenberg 2009-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 68 Ryan, Marah Ellis 1866 1934 The Bondwoman Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Bondwoman" by Marah Ellis Ryan is a novel likely penned in the late 19th century. The story explores themes of love, identity, and the complex social dynamics surrounding race and gender, primarily through the lens of its central characters, including the intense and passionate Marquise de Caron, also known as Judithe Levigne. As the narrative unfolds, it hints at intricate relationships that transcend borders and cultures. The opening of the novel introduces several key characters, beginning with Madame Blanc, who oversees a home for aged ladies and relates the intertwining histories of American and French lives. We are introduced to Judithe, reflecting on her life and the legacy of her marriage to Philip Alain, the Marquise de Caron, as well as the vibrant Lieutenant Kenneth McVeigh, who is shown navigating societal expectations in Paris. The dialogues and interactions emphasize contrasting values erupting from social class and race, particularly as they relate to women’s identities in a world marked by both privilege and oppression. The complex backstories and connections hinted at in these early chapters set the stage for a rich exploration of these themes throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Race relations -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 782662 782654 2024-10-12T16:18:42.924412 2023-09-13T07:06:10.130160 text/html text/html 828225 2021-01-05T09:46:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1966274 2021-01-05T09:46:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2157682 2024-10-12T16:18:56.972367 application/epub+zip 2174426 2024-10-12T16:18:46.450394 application/epub+zip 373411 2024-10-12T16:18:43.949404 application/epub+zip 1599333 2024-10-12T16:19:04.168340 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1586475 2024-10-12T16:18:55.002394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603900 2022-09-13T16:06:01.794017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 720684 720600 2024-10-12T16:18:40.652426 2023-09-13T07:06:08.219163 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 720560 2021-01-05T09:46:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 275562 2021-01-05T09:46:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19849 2024-10-12T16:19:04.312295 application/rdf+xml 11977 2024-10-12T16:18:44.592416 image/jpeg 3212 2024-10-12T16:18:44.303400 image/jpeg 2174180 2024-10-12T16:18:43.027418 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