Project Gutenberg 2011-09-26 Public domain in the USA. 85 Woodrow, Wilson, Mrs. 1935 Woodrow, Nancy Mann Waddel Woodrow, Mrs. Wilson Grefé, Will Grefe, Will The Beauty Produced by Roland Schlenker, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Beauty" by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Perdita Carey, a stunningly beautiful young woman who marries the wealthy Cresswell Hepworth, an influential millionaire. The novel explores themes of societal expectation, personal aspiration, and the dichotomy between wealth and true happiness in Perdita's life. At the start of the narrative, the wedding of Perdita and Hepworth is the focus, highlighting the curiosity and speculation of their social circle regarding the mysterious bride. Although Perdita captivates attention with her unassuming yet enchanting beauty during the ceremony, the guests express mixed feelings about her background and their evolving relationships with the newlyweds. As the story unfolds, Perdita is portrayed as a complex character wrestling with the limitations of her new life and insights into her desires, reflecting on her past connection with Eugene Gresham, an artist who had once painted her. The opening sets the stage for her internal struggle between the allure of wealth and the pursuit of genuine passion and freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37549/37549-h/images/cover.jpg en Married women -- Fiction Rich people -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 375877 375863 2024-09-16T03:42:48.134185 2023-09-16T10:17:30.476352 text/html text/html 374286 2011-09-27T14:51:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 682566 2011-09-27T14:54:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 788713 2024-09-16T03:42:53.302167 application/epub+zip 793325 2024-09-16T03:42:48.912180 application/epub+zip 222856 2024-09-16T03:42:48.517207 application/epub+zip 913924 2024-09-16T03:42:57.053154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 885468 2024-09-16T03:42:52.922188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316191 2022-09-17T08:14:29.550954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357044 356943 2024-09-16T03:42:47.517227 2023-09-16T10:17:29.853432 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 356946 2011-09-27T14:51:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 140476 2011-09-27T14:54:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 356938 2011-09-27T14:51:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140414 2011-09-27T14:54:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21051 2024-09-16T03:42:57.205312 application/rdf+xml 14952 2024-09-16T03:42:48.604200 image/jpeg 2218 2024-09-16T03:42:48.560228 image/jpeg 685787 2024-09-16T03:42:48.190215 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