Project Gutenberg 2013-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 79 Putnam, Nina Wilcox 1888 1962 It Pays to Smile Produced by Annie McGuire. This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print archive. "It Pays to Smile" by Nina Wilcox Putnam is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces readers to Freedom Talbot, a woman who embarks on a journey of self-discovery, breaking societal norms by seeking employment in a world that expects women to be primarily homemakers. Set against the backdrop of changing times, the narrative explores themes of independence, familial relationships, and adventure as Freedom steps out of her sheltered life and into one filled with unexpected opportunities. The opening of the novel presents Freedom as she reflects on her family’s prominent Boston lineage and her struggle to assert herself amidst her sister Euphemia's traditional views. During a dinner conversation, Freedom resolves to seek employment to alleviate their financial struggles, a bold step for a woman of her status. Soon after, she discovers an intriguing advertisement seeking a chaperone for a young girl, which leads to her decision to pursue this unusual opportunity. The stage is set for Freedom's adventures as she ventures out into the world, ready to embrace the opportunities—and challenges—that her new job may bring. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 502237 502246 2024-09-18T05:08:51.326165 2023-09-18T13:29:52.212041 text/html text/html 506642 2013-05-22T19:04:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 192382 2013-05-22T19:04:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 255998 2024-09-18T05:08:59.102125 application/epub+zip 260786 2024-09-18T05:08:52.997131 application/epub+zip 257903 2024-09-18T05:08:52.014165 application/epub+zip 465622 2024-09-18T05:09:03.833101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428597 2024-09-18T05:08:58.285148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426078 2022-09-19T14:16:26.099272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462432 462305 2024-09-18T05:08:50.272191 2023-09-18T13:29:51.212008 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 462240 2013-05-22T19:04:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 181337 2013-05-22T19:04:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 462232 2013-05-22T19:04:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 181280 2013-05-22T19:04:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19580 2024-09-18T05:09:03.979092 application/rdf+xml 13685 2024-09-18T05:08:52.379140 image/jpeg 3698 2024-09-18T05:08:52.195134 image/jpeg 242211 2024-09-18T05:08:51.373164 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