Project Gutenberg 2012-07-26 Public domain in the USA. 134 Bennett, Arnold 1867 1931 Bennett, Enoch Arnold Bennett, E. Arnold Lilian Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Al Haines "Lilian" by Arnold Bennett is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces the titular character, Lilian Share, a young woman disillusioned with her mundane office job—a typewriting establishment in London's West End. The opening chapters explore Lilian's internal struggles, ambitions, and the societal expectations placed upon her as she navigates the complexities of her life in a world filled with luxury and superficiality. At the start of the novel, Lilian is depicted alone in the typewriting office late at night, feeling a profound sense of ennui and longing for a more glamorous life. Her isolation is disrupted by an incident involving a night-watchman, which throws her into a moment of fear and introspection. As the narrative progresses, we learn about her background—a sheltered childhood and the death of her parents—highlighting her growing resentment toward the world that she feels has abandoned her. The dynamics in the office, particularly with her employers, Felix and Miss Grig, further complicate her desires for independence and love, indicating the themes of ambition and entrapment that will likely unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40343/40343-rst/images/img-cover.jpg en London (England) -- Fiction Women -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 342119 350046 2024-11-17T05:30:35.323149 2023-09-17T13:42:16.052544 text/html text/html 324798 2024-10-23T09:53:02 text/html 351992 2012-07-26T20:17:48 text/html 186617 2024-11-17T05:30:48.885097 application/epub+zip 413443 2024-11-17T05:30:47.403129 application/pdf 366582 2024-11-17T05:30:39.017197 application/pdf 193289 2024-11-17T05:30:41.220142 application/epub+zip 193298 2024-11-17T05:30:36.969160 application/epub+zip 282406 2024-11-17T05:30:52.217586 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258919 2024-11-17T05:30:45.306099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259394 2022-09-18T12:54:43.429719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303535 2024-11-17T05:30:34.615193 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 303786 2012-07-26T20:19:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 301732 2012-07-26T20:19:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 301730 2012-07-26T20:19:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28580 2024-11-17T05:30:52.371587 application/rdf+xml 286798 2024-11-17T05:30:33.643189 2023-09-17T13:42:15.694544 text/x-rst text/x-rst 286798 2012-07-26T20:19:22 text/x-rst 10802 2024-11-17T05:30:39.742143 image/jpeg 1558 2024-11-17T05:30:39.436142 image/jpeg 117185 2012-07-26T20:19:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 116879 2012-07-26T20:19:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 172604 2012-07-26T20:17:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 158787 2012-07-26T20:19:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 116825 2012-07-26T20:19:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 166136 2024-11-17T05:30:35.353183 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