Project Gutenberg 2010-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 55 Swinnerton, Frank 1884 1982 Swinnerton, Frank Arthur Coquette E-text prepared by Annie McGuire "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.) en Young women -- Fiction Love stories Dressmakers -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 572521 572463 2024-09-13T07:58:00.897907 2023-09-13T12:37:41.202020 text/html text/html 578829 2010-01-17T21:48:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 213556 2010-01-17T21:50:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 270120 2024-09-13T07:58:08.642866 application/epub+zip 276578 2024-09-13T07:58:02.525909 application/epub+zip 276578 2024-09-13T07:58:01.570870 application/epub+zip 460254 2024-09-13T07:58:13.465804 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424339 2024-09-13T07:58:07.874857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424395 2022-09-14T09:34:41.088648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 537737 537722 2024-09-13T07:57:59.877898 2023-09-13T12:37:40.235014 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 537585 2010-01-17T21:46:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 204135 2010-01-17T21:46:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 537594 2010-01-17T21:46:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 204113 2010-01-17T21:46:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20614 2024-09-13T07:58:13.602808 application/rdf+xml 9604 2024-09-13T07:58:01.927858 image/jpeg 2651 2024-09-13T07:58:01.747873 image/jpeg 255840 2024-09-13T07:58:00.946890 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