Project Gutenberg 2012-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 67 Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic) 1867 1940 Benson, Edward Frederic Benson, Edward F. (Edward Frederic) The Rubicon Reading ease score: 81.5 (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. "The Rubicon" by E. F. Benson is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work explores themes of social class, marriage, and the personal struggles of its main character, Eva Grampound, as she navigates her feelings toward her potential suitor, Lord Hayes. Tensions between traditional values and modern sensibilities are evident in the relationships presented, particularly between Eva and her controlling mother and aristocratic expectations. The opening of the novel introduces the Professor of Ignorance, a reflective character foreshadowing the themes of judgment and self-awareness. As we shift to the picturesque Wiltshire town of Hayes, we meet Eva, who returns from a visit and contemplates her life choices amid familial pressures regarding her marriage prospects. The narrative gradually unveils her internal conflicts, revealing her ambivalence about conformity and love, making it clear she seeks a deeper meaning in life as she grapples with societal expectations and her own desires. From her interactions with her mother and uncle to her contemplations about Lord Hayes, the opening establishes a richly layered character poised on the precipice of significant life changes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Marriage -- Fiction Aristocracy (Social class) -- England -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 496623 496624 2024-10-17T08:36:27.018218 2023-09-17T16:12:55.782148 text/html text/html 498866 2012-09-19T07:17:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 179448 2012-09-19T07:17:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 246736 2024-10-17T08:36:37.943670 application/epub+zip 253150 2024-10-17T08:36:30.454179 application/epub+zip 251130 2024-10-17T08:36:28.172205 application/epub+zip 433511 2024-10-17T08:36:43.048650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396110 2024-10-17T08:36:36.599324 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368064 2022-09-18T16:27:42.796942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445894 445764 2024-10-17T08:36:25.170218 2023-09-17T16:12:54.504112 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 445736 2012-09-19T07:17:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 168526 2012-09-19T07:17:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 445749 2012-09-19T07:17:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 168446 2012-09-19T07:17:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22412 2024-10-17T08:36:43.724635 application/rdf+xml 9692 2024-10-17T08:36:29.388238 image/jpeg 2654 2024-10-17T08:36:28.718328 image/jpeg 236795 2024-10-17T08:36:27.063220 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