Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 67 Goddard, Charles 1879 1951 The Perils of Pauline Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Transcribed by Sean Pobuda "The Perils of Pauline" by Charles Goddard is a novel likely written during the early 20th century. The story introduces readers to lives intertwined within the wealthy Marvin household, particularly focusing on the dynamic between Stanford Marvin, his young adopted daughter Pauline, and her love interest, Harry. Central to the plot are themes of ambition, adventure, and betrayal, as Pauline desires to experience life before settling into the traditional roles of marriage and domesticity. At the start, we meet the aging and ailing Stanford Marvin, who not only reflects on his successful career in the motor industry but also looks upon his children, Harry and Pauline, with concern for their futures. The narrative unfolds with hints of romantic tension as the two young characters flirt and discuss their aspirations. Meanwhile, lurking in the shadows is Owen, Stanford's disloyal secretary, whose deteriorating integrity, fueled by drug dependency, presents a lurking threat. As Pauline’s ambitions to explore life collide with Owen’s manipulations and scheming, the stage is set for a tale filled with intrigue, emotional conflicts, and perhaps perilous encounters as the characters navigate their desires and ambitions against the backdrop of the upper-class society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Guardian and ward -- Fiction Adventure stories Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Young women -- Conduct of life -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 528247 528187 2024-10-03T07:46:05.649181 2023-10-03T07:21:28.255069 text/html text/html 528240 528180 2024-10-03T07:46:05.958202 2023-10-03T07:21:28.476044 text/html text/html 262505 2024-10-03T07:46:14.695162 application/epub+zip 270175 2024-10-03T07:46:07.959182 application/epub+zip 270175 2024-10-03T07:46:06.717199 application/epub+zip 472444 2024-10-03T07:46:19.652108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433452 2024-10-03T07:46:13.872139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409008 2022-09-03T10:11:28.039643 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462318 462309 2024-10-03T07:46:05.072189 2023-10-03T07:21:27.876039 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 462114 2020-12-29T09:41:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 176980 2020-12-29T09:41:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20311 2024-10-03T07:46:19.783103 application/rdf+xml 12660 2024-10-03T07:46:07.263168 image/jpeg 3301 2024-10-03T07:46:06.990178 image/jpeg 256220 2024-10-03T07:46:06.001399 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