Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 160 White, William Hale 1831 1913 Shapcott, Reuben Rutherford, Mark White, W. Hale (William Hale) Clara Hopgood Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Transcribed from the 1907 T. Fisher Unwin edition by David Price "Clara Hopgood" by Mark Rutherford is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the lives of the Hopgood sisters, Clara and Madge, as they navigate their upbringing in the provincial town of Fenmarket, shaped by both the constraints of society and their intellectual aspirations. The novel explores themes of love, duty, and the pursuit of personal freedom within a society that often devalues women’s education and autonomy. The opening of the novel introduces us to Fenmarket, a mundane and somewhat oppressive locale, and contrasts it with the more vibrant and intellectually stimulating experiences of Clara and Madge during their formative years. Clara is depicted as the more reserved and introspective of the two sisters, while Madge has a more outgoing personality but struggles with societal expectations. Their relationships, particularly with their father, who encourages their education, and with Mr. Frank Palmer, who becomes a significant suitor for Madge, set the stage for conflicts between personal desires and societal norms. The sisters’ contrasting personalities and their interactions with the people of Fenmarket provide a rich backdrop for their journeys of self-discovery and the challenges they face in a society that seeks to define their roles as women. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Religious fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 317667 317447 2025-03-03T06:16:21.448291 2023-10-03T07:00:27.010973 text/html text/html 323806 2014-07-15T16:49:15 text/html 286924 2014-07-15T16:59:50 text/html application/zip 295683 2025-03-03T06:16:25.618247 application/epub+zip 298684 2025-03-03T06:16:22.113240 application/epub+zip 151764 2025-03-03T06:16:21.776263 application/epub+zip 403243 2025-03-03T06:16:28.769219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370456 2025-03-03T06:16:25.259250 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224012 2022-09-03T09:38:49.491130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301571 301524 2025-03-03T06:16:20.965230 2023-10-03T07:00:26.507938 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 301276 2014-07-15T16:48:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 113927 2014-07-15T16:59:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19769 2025-03-03T06:16:28.907193 application/rdf+xml 11213 2025-03-03T06:16:21.841247 image/jpeg 2127 2025-03-03T06:16:21.809228 image/jpeg 288671 2025-03-03T06:16:21.482237 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