Project Gutenberg 2009-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 146 Mancey, Claude Las Solteronas Reading ease score: 57.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Las Solteronas" by Claude Mancey is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores themes of marriage and societal expectations regarding women, particularly focusing on the protagonist, Magdalena, as she navigates the pressures of turning twenty-five and faces her grandmother's fervent desire for her to marry. Through a blend of humor and social commentary, the novel delves into the cultural implications of being single in the context of early 1900s society. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Magdalena, who excitedly celebrates her twenty-fifth birthday, only to encounter her grandmother's anxiety over her unmarried status. Their lively exchange reveals the generational clash regarding views on marriage; Magdalena is determined to maintain her independence, while her grandmother believes marriage is a woman's only respectable path. This opening sets the stage for Magdalena's introspection about the institution of marriage, leading her to contemplate the significance and social perception of being a single woman—or "solterona." Their conversations intertwine humor with a critical examination of societal norms, hinting at the deeper themes that will unfold throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) es Single women -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 410760 410628 2025-02-12T08:58:49.903012 2023-09-13T07:11:44.825393 text/html text/html 416757 2021-01-05T09:48:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 154520 2021-01-05T09:48:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 220662 2025-02-12T08:58:57.862958 application/epub+zip 227442 2025-02-12T08:58:52.143006 application/epub+zip 219578 2025-02-12T08:58:50.747008 application/epub+zip 393311 2025-02-12T08:59:01.987001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385028 2025-02-12T08:58:57.050012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349467 2022-09-13T16:14:32.680731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388459 388375 2025-02-12T08:58:48.756053 2023-09-13T07:11:43.742378 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 380176 2021-01-05T09:48:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 142283 2021-01-05T09:48:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19192 2025-02-12T08:59:02.115944 application/rdf+xml 11049 2025-02-12T08:58:51.293980 image/jpeg 3230 2025-02-12T08:58:51.017011 image/jpeg 217125 2025-02-12T08:58:49.942019 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