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Title: Coquette
Note: Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Annie McGuire
Summary: "Coquette" by Frank Swinnerton is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces us to the main character, Sally Minto, a young girl navigating the gritty realities of poverty and her tumultuous home life marked by her father’s alcoholism and eventual death. As she grapples with her discontent and aspirations, Sally's tale unfolds against a backdrop of her complicated relationships and yearning for independence and romance. At the start of the novel, we meet Sally as she observes the world outside her cramped living space, feeling drawn to the excitement and dangers of the street life. Life at home is bleak; her mother, Mrs. Minto, struggles with exhaustion and a lack of resources, while Sally's father has succumbed to his vices. Following her father's tragic death, a turning point is reached that forces Sally into a stark confrontation with reality and ignites a fierce determination within her. She begins to strategize ways to escape her poverty and find a better future, even as she becomes entangled with a young man named Toby, whose presence both intrigues and complicates her budding independence. This opening sets the stage for a coming-of-age story filled with ambition, hardship, and the quest for self-worth. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Swinnerton, Frank, 1884-1982
EBook No.: 31005
Published: Jan 18, 2010
Downloads: 54
Language: English
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
Subject: Love stories
Subject: Dressmakers -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Coquette
Note: Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Annie McGuire
Summary: "Coquette" by Frank Swinnerton is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces us to the main character, Sally Minto, a young girl navigating the gritty realities of poverty and her tumultuous home life marked by her father’s alcoholism and eventual death. As she grapples with her discontent and aspirations, Sally's tale unfolds against a backdrop of her complicated relationships and yearning for independence and romance. At the start of the novel, we meet Sally as she observes the world outside her cramped living space, feeling drawn to the excitement and dangers of the street life. Life at home is bleak; her mother, Mrs. Minto, struggles with exhaustion and a lack of resources, while Sally's father has succumbed to his vices. Following her father's tragic death, a turning point is reached that forces Sally into a stark confrontation with reality and ignites a fierce determination within her. She begins to strategize ways to escape her poverty and find a better future, even as she becomes entangled with a young man named Toby, whose presence both intrigues and complicates her budding independence. This opening sets the stage for a coming-of-age story filled with ambition, hardship, and the quest for self-worth. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Swinnerton, Frank, 1884-1982
EBook No.: 31005
Published: Jan 18, 2010
Downloads: 54
Language: English
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
Subject: Love stories
Subject: Dressmakers -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.