Project Gutenberg 2004-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 121 Howells, William Dean 1837 1920 Howells, W. D. (William Dean) Howells, William D. (William Dean) Ragged Lady — Complete Produced by David Widger "Ragged Lady — Complete" by William Dean Howells is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a rural New England setting, focusing on the lives of the Landers, a couple who navigate their summer in a new locale while interacting with the local inhabitants, notably the Claxon family. The interactions reveal themes of class, society, and human connection as the characters explore their lives, desires, and social roles. At the start of the novel, we meet the Landers, who are unfamiliar with their surroundings at Middlemount and encounter a young girl named Clementina Claxon while seeking directions. The amusing and awkward exchanges between Mrs. Lander and Clementina, coupled with a hint of admiration from Mr. Lander, set the stage for their growing interest in the Claxon family. Mrs. Lander's curiosity about the Claxons leads to a deeper exploration of their lives, highlighting their struggles and dreams. The opening portion establishes a rich backdrop of character dynamics, promising an exploration of social class and personal relationships as the narrative unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Young women -- Fiction New England -- Fiction Americans -- Italy -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 609085 609150 2024-10-02T11:50:22.267769 2023-10-02T10:11:09.720411 text/html text/html 635690 2021-01-27T07:47:57 text/html; charset=utf-8 3622512 2021-01-27T07:47:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1632554 2024-10-02T11:50:32.676797 application/epub+zip 1639200 2024-10-02T11:50:25.602773 application/epub+zip 282504 2024-10-02T11:50:24.117801 application/epub+zip 1860902 2024-10-02T11:50:38.181764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1816438 2024-10-02T11:50:31.425773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430349 2022-09-02T13:48:10.845095 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521037 521030 2024-10-02T11:50:20.859836 2023-10-02T10:11:08.444390 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 520916 2020-12-27T21:43:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 188851 2020-12-27T21:43:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19990 2024-10-02T11:50:38.336688 application/rdf+xml 12653 2024-10-02T11:50:24.687769 image/jpeg 3682 2024-10-02T11:50:24.402752 image/jpeg 3645264 2024-10-02T11:50:22.356824 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