Project Gutenberg 2009-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 208 Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson 1873 1945 09012083 The Romance of a Plain Man Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Romance of a Plain Man" by Ellen Glasgow is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story launches the reader into the life of Ben Starr, a young boy from a struggling family in Richmond, as he navigates the challenges of his humble environment and the complexities of childhood, family, and societal class. Through Ben's perspective, the book explores themes of innocence, aspiration, and the longing for beauty and belonging in a world marked by poverty and hardship. The opening portion ushers us into Ben's world during a stormy October evening, where he engages in playful conversation with his father, showcasing their simple family life. As rain lashes against their home, the family dynamics are revealed, highlighting Ben's youthful curiosity and innocence. Soon, a mysterious woman and her daughter, Sally, interrupt their evening, introducing the complexities of social class distinctions that will shape Ben's experiences as he grows. Sally's disdainful use of the term "common" to describe Ben plants the seeds of his yearning to rise above his circumstances, setting the stage for his struggles with identity and aspiration. As the story unfolds, we glimpse the early indicators of how Ben's environment will impact his journey throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30299/30299-h/images/cover.jpg en Railroads -- Fiction Love stories Married people -- Fiction Businessmen -- Fiction Richmond (Va.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 753908 753932 2024-09-13T04:46:20.011954 2023-09-13T09:45:01.260305 text/html text/html 759309 2009-10-20T10:08:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 305504 2009-10-20T10:08:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 321128 2024-09-13T04:46:28.912946 application/epub+zip 330883 2024-09-13T04:46:21.069945 application/epub+zip 330884 2024-09-13T04:46:20.548911 application/epub+zip 560046 2024-09-13T04:46:35.365878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520777 2024-09-13T04:46:28.373919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521338 2022-09-14T05:33:53.474480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 723384 723286 2024-09-13T04:46:18.236974 2023-09-13T09:44:59.368288 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 723202 2009-10-20T10:08:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 276660 2009-10-20T10:08:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 723200 2009-10-20T10:08:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 276627 2009-10-20T10:08:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21320 2024-09-13T04:46:35.507830 application/rdf+xml 14124 2024-09-13T04:46:20.646907 image/jpeg 2257 2024-09-13T04:46:20.597918 image/jpeg 305950 2024-09-13T04:46:20.078969 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