Project Gutenberg 2012-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 65 Scargill, William Pitt 1787 1836 Scargill, W. Pitt (William Pitt) Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 1 of 3) Produced by Charlene Taylor, Mary Meehan, Heather Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Blue-Stocking Hall" by William Pitt Scargill is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story revolves around themes of female education, societal expectations, and family dynamics as captured through a series of letters exchanged between the characters. The central figures include Charles Falkland, who is on a journey to visit his friend Arthur Howard's relatives, and various members of the Douglas family, particularly the spirited Emily and her siblings. The opening of the novel introduces readers to a set of letters that provide insight into the lives and sentiments of the characters. Charles Falkland writes to Arthur Howard as he prepares to depart for Glenalta, where Arthur's family resides. Falkland expresses his eagerness to explore this new world, expressing both romantic notions and a desire to connect with Arthur's family. In parallel, we see Emily Douglas correspond with her friend Julia, sharing her experiences and the family's recent endeavors caring for their neighbor Mr. Otway. The letters set the stage for the interactions among the Douglas family, Arthur, and Falkland, hinting at potential conflicts and developments regarding perceptions of women’s education and the old vs. new ideals of society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40974/40974-h/images/cover.jpg en Epistolary fiction Women -- Conduct of life -- Fiction Women -- Education -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 422954 422963 2024-09-17T09:07:11.737732 2023-09-18T04:21:12.313005 text/html text/html 427685 2013-09-14T11:07:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 215787 2013-09-14T11:07:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 240336 2024-09-17T09:07:17.166126 application/epub+zip 244188 2024-09-17T09:07:12.545660 application/epub+zip 244187 2024-09-17T09:07:12.128740 application/epub+zip 357869 2024-09-17T09:07:20.769159 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324022 2024-09-17T09:07:16.684136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324134 2022-09-18T17:48:36.071495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369825 369605 2024-09-17T09:07:11.130662 2023-09-18T04:21:11.748995 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 369581 2013-09-14T11:07:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 148424 2013-09-14T11:07:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 369576 2013-09-14T11:07:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148327 2013-09-14T11:07:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20710 2024-09-17T09:07:20.911174 application/rdf+xml 8584 2024-09-17T09:07:12.216844 image/jpeg 1753 2024-09-17T09:07:12.172665 image/jpeg 218570 2024-09-17T09:07:11.777690 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