Project Gutenberg 2011-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 108 Fawcett, Edgar 1847 1904 An Ambitious Woman: A Novel Produced by Fulvia Hughes, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "An Ambitious Woman: A Novel" by Edgar Fawcett is a fiction work written in the late 19th century. The book explores the life of Claire Twining, a young woman caught between her ambitions and the grim realities of her upbringing in a dreary suburb of Brooklyn. The narrative conveys themes of aspiration, social struggles, and familial dynamics, particularly focusing on Claire's relationship with her parents and her yearning for a better life. The opening of the novel introduces Greenpoint, a monotonous and dismal area near Brooklyn, setting the tone for Claire's challenging upbringing. Her father, Francis Twining, is depicted as an optimistic yet unfortunate man, struggling to provide for his family despite his potential and gentle nature. Claire's mother, Jane, is portrayed as coarse and critical, contributing to a tense home environment. As the scene unfolds, Claire's characters emerge as she grapples with feelings of discontentment, influenced by her mother's unyielding ambition and her father's gentle but defeated spirit. The juxtaposition of Claire's aspirations against the backdrop of her household's despair foregrounds her journey of self-discovery and the societal constraints she seeks to transcend. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38075/38075-h/images/cover.jpg en New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 829626 829633 2024-09-16T06:35:33.050415 2023-09-16T12:47:55.608069 text/html text/html 836371 2011-11-21T18:55:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 431723 2011-11-21T18:55:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 448744 2024-09-16T06:35:44.053321 application/epub+zip 458960 2024-09-16T06:35:34.523365 application/epub+zip 386670 2024-09-16T06:35:33.782361 application/epub+zip 725092 2024-09-16T06:35:51.248289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 663808 2024-09-16T06:35:43.156342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 549656 2022-09-17T11:47:03.448138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 757924 757699 2024-09-16T06:35:31.400366 2023-09-16T12:47:53.942081 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 757748 2011-11-21T18:55:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 296890 2011-11-21T18:55:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 757742 2011-11-21T18:55:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 296767 2011-11-21T18:55:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20116 2024-09-16T06:35:51.484273 application/rdf+xml 14647 2024-09-16T06:35:33.918358 image/jpeg 1948 2024-09-16T06:35:33.854367 image/jpeg 431266 2024-09-16T06:35:33.144367 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