Project Gutenberg 2012-06-18 Public domain in the USA. 67 Sterrett, Frances R. (Frances Roberta) 1869 1947 Caswell, Edward C. 1879 1963 Caswell, E. C. (Edward C.) Rebecca's Promise Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Annie R. McGuire. This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print archive. "Rebecca's Promise" by Frances R. Sterrett is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story follows Rebecca Mary Wyman, a school teacher, as she navigates her life filled with longing for experiences beyond her modest existence. The narrative introduces her emotions and desires, particularly her frustrations with her financial constraints and social standing, as emphasized in her poignant observations during an outing to a tea room with her cousin. The opening of this sentimental tale centers around a transformative afternoon tea at the Waloo, where Rebecca feels both out of place and enchanted by the experiences surrounding her. Through her interactions with her cousin and a chance encounter with the charming child Joan, who gives her violets and expresses affection, Rebecca's emotional landscape begins to shift. The encounter with Peter Simmons, a war hero, heightens her internal conflicts of envy and desire as she contemplates the disparity between her dreams and her reality. This introduction sets the stage for Rebecca's journey toward self-discovery, which promises to unfold with warmth and delightful adventures as she embraces the notion of "memory insurance," a term that suggests valuing life's fleeting joys alongside the burdens of future worries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Young women -- Fiction Love stories Mate selection -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 434669 434670 2024-10-17T03:39:05.622765 2023-09-17T11:55:05.058254 text/html text/html 438615 2012-06-17T20:54:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 313969 2012-06-17T20:54:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 406312 2024-10-17T03:39:14.771689 application/epub+zip 409467 2024-10-17T03:39:08.833712 application/epub+zip 235764 2024-10-17T03:39:07.441823 application/epub+zip 597366 2024-10-17T03:39:19.269720 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555144 2024-10-17T03:39:13.786671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361058 2022-09-18T10:25:25.680445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396989 396859 2024-10-17T03:39:04.547717 2023-09-17T11:55:04.222269 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 396731 2012-06-17T20:54:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 142272 2012-06-17T20:54:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 396725 2012-06-17T20:54:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142228 2012-06-17T20:54:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22303 2024-10-17T03:39:19.414641 application/rdf+xml 12930 2024-10-17T03:39:08.018719 image/jpeg 3468 2024-10-17T03:39:07.730741 image/jpeg 384457 2024-10-17T03:39:05.673726 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