Project Gutenberg 2012-07-24 Public domain in the USA. 162 Sharber, Kate Trimble 1883 Meylan, Paul Julian 1882 1961 Meylan, Paul Julien Meylan, Paul J. At the Age of Eve E-text prepared by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "At the Age of Eve" by Kate Trimble Sharber is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers on a young girl named Ann, who grapples with her ambitions and the constraints of her rural surroundings while keeping a journal that reflects her innermost thoughts and desires. Through her perspective, the narrative explores themes of identity, societal expectations, and the pursuit of creativity in a world that often underestimates her potential. The opening of the book introduces readers to Ann as she navigates her feelings about writing and her dissatisfaction with small-town life. She expresses a longing to break free from the mundane and achieve greatness in her literary endeavors, idolizing figures like George Eliot for their ability to transcend gender expectations in writing. Ann's observations offer a humorous yet poignant commentary on her contemporaneous society, contrasted with her vibrant imagination and desire for adventure. As she engages with elements of her family life and the arrival of new neighbors, Ann's character begins to take shape, promising a rich exploration of her coming-of-age journey amidst the challenges of expectations and aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40316/40316-h/images/cover.jpg en City and town life -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Diary fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Southern States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Families -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 464569 464357 2024-09-17T05:22:04.537693 2023-09-17T13:34:55.142846 text/html text/html 471281 2012-07-24T13:43:56 text/html 336268 2012-07-24T13:46:23 text/html application/zip 358313 2024-09-17T05:22:11.280643 application/epub+zip 362145 2024-09-17T05:22:05.531660 application/epub+zip 250772 2024-09-17T05:22:05.021689 application/epub+zip 489588 2024-09-17T05:22:15.558641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453410 2024-09-17T05:22:10.663674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342061 2022-09-18T12:44:46.368773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422548 422372 2024-09-17T05:22:03.304684 2023-09-17T13:34:54.140908 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 422123 2012-07-24T13:40:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 164969 2012-07-24T13:40:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 422130 2012-07-24T13:40:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 164940 2012-07-24T13:40:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21853 2024-09-17T05:22:15.716603 application/rdf+xml 12873 2024-09-17T05:22:05.119661 image/jpeg 2258 2024-09-17T05:22:05.070660 image/jpeg 334157 2024-09-17T05:22:04.583675 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