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Title: Studies in Wives

Note: Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Contents: Althea's opportunity -- Mr. Jarvice's wife -- A very modern instance -- According to Meredith -- Shameful behaviour? -- The decree made absolute.

Credits: Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online
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Summary: "Studies in Wives" by Marie Belloc Lowndes is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative begins with Althea Scrope, the young wife of a politician, revealing her complex position within her marriage, marked by emotional distance and social pressures. As the story unfolds, it appears to explore themes of societal expectations, personal dissatisfaction, and the roles women play within the institution of marriage against a backdrop of early 1900s England. The opening of the novel presents Althea as she reflects on her life and relationships, particularly with her husband, Perceval Scrope, and her friendship with Joan Panfillen, a woman ten years older who seems to have more influence in their social circles. Althea’s introspection reveals her feelings of inadequacy and her struggle for identity as she teeters between her youthful idealism and the harsh realities of her marriage. As she prepares for a visit from a friend, she suddenly receives a cryptic call from Joan, urging her to come over immediately, hinting at a deeper, possibly troubling development in their intertwined lives. The tension between Althea and her environment sets the stage for a narrative that promises to delve into the complexities of marital dynamics and female agency. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Lowndes, Marie Belloc, 1868-1947

EBook No.: 41415

Published: Nov 20, 2012

Downloads: 77

Language: English

Subject: Short stories, English

Subject: Marriage -- Fiction

Subject: Wives -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Studies in Wives

Note: Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Contents: Althea's opportunity -- Mr. Jarvice's wife -- A very modern instance -- According to Meredith -- Shameful behaviour? -- The decree made absolute.

Credits: Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Summary: "Studies in Wives" by Marie Belloc Lowndes is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative begins with Althea Scrope, the young wife of a politician, revealing her complex position within her marriage, marked by emotional distance and social pressures. As the story unfolds, it appears to explore themes of societal expectations, personal dissatisfaction, and the roles women play within the institution of marriage against a backdrop of early 1900s England. The opening of the novel presents Althea as she reflects on her life and relationships, particularly with her husband, Perceval Scrope, and her friendship with Joan Panfillen, a woman ten years older who seems to have more influence in their social circles. Althea’s introspection reveals her feelings of inadequacy and her struggle for identity as she teeters between her youthful idealism and the harsh realities of her marriage. As she prepares for a visit from a friend, she suddenly receives a cryptic call from Joan, urging her to come over immediately, hinting at a deeper, possibly troubling development in their intertwined lives. The tension between Althea and her environment sets the stage for a narrative that promises to delve into the complexities of marital dynamics and female agency. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Lowndes, Marie Belloc, 1868-1947

EBook No.: 41415

Published: Nov 20, 2012

Downloads: 77

Language: English

Subject: Short stories, English

Subject: Marriage -- Fiction

Subject: Wives -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.