Project Gutenberg 2014-12-12 Public domain in the USA. 187 Johnson, Owen 1878 1952 Johnson, Owen McMahon Christy, Howard Chandler 1873 1952 The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration E-text prepared by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration" by Owen Johnson is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story explores the lives of various characters living in Teagan’s Arcade, a diverse and vibrant community in New York City, particularly focusing on King O’Leary, who feels out of place and alone, especially during the festive season of Christmas. The book delves into themes of connection, loneliness, and the search for belonging in a bustling urban landscape. At the start of the story, readers are introduced to the setting of Teagan’s Arcade, where people from different backgrounds converge. We meet King O’Leary, a man grappling with his isolation amidst the holiday spirit; he observes the merriment of the crowds while feeling disconnected. As he navigates through the arcade, O’Leary's chance encounters with characters like Tootles and the intriguing young woman next door, along with his cheeky interactions in the dilapidated yet warm environment, lay the groundwork for exploration of personal relationships and the search for meaning among societal outcasts. The opening vividly captures the contrasting emotions of joy and despair prevalent during Christmas, foreshadowing deeper connections that may blossom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Artists -- Fiction Bohemianism -- Fiction New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 847152 846890 2024-09-20T04:08:17.572493 2023-09-20T14:15:38.087603 text/html text/html 865815 2014-12-11T23:23:31 text/html 1079969 2014-12-11T23:28:40 text/html application/zip 1181164 2024-09-20T04:08:30.620418 application/epub+zip 1189418 2024-09-20T04:08:19.643480 application/epub+zip 389993 2024-09-20T04:08:18.560509 application/epub+zip 1446657 2024-09-20T04:08:38.519445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1375891 2024-09-20T04:08:29.281460 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 576156 2022-09-21T15:42:42.983418 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 784719 2024-09-20T04:08:14.260559 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 784617 2020-06-15T21:23:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 295390 2020-06-15T21:23:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19365 2024-09-20T04:08:38.685414 application/rdf+xml 7576 2024-09-20T04:08:18.675469 image/jpeg 1584 2024-09-20T04:08:18.619469 image/jpeg 1078773 2024-09-20T04:08:17.672476 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 en.wikipedia