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Title: New Year's Day (The 'Seventies)

Note: Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Note: Book 4 of "Old New York."

Credits: Produced by Chuck Greif, MWS and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Summary: "New Year's Day (The 'Seventies)" by Edith Wharton is a novel that captures the complexities of social interactions and personal relationships in late 19th-century New York. The story revolves around the character Lizzie Hazeldean, who grapples with her past while navigating the intricacies of her present life, particularly concerning her husband, Charles, and her connection with the charming yet morally questionable Henry Prest. The narrative explores themes of societal expectations, love, and the impact of personal choices against the backdrop of the changing opulence of old New York. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to a young narrator reflecting on a childhood memory related to his mother’s gossip about Lizzie Hazeldean and the scandalous nature of her relationship with Henry Prest, which has implications in their society. The scene unfolds on New Year's Day at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where a fire prompts a spectacle that complicates Lizzie's life and relationships. The narrative shifts from the mother’s pointed remarks to a vivid recollection of Lizzie's past, highlighting her transformation from a girl rescued from dismal circumstances to a socially complex woman entrenched in emotional turmoil due to her husband’s declining health and her ongoing entanglement with Prest. The opening sets the stage for a broader examination of morality, reputation, and the shifting dynamics of affection within the regulated confines of society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937

Illustrator: Caswell, Edward C., 1879-1963

EBook No.: 61321

Published: Feb 5, 2020

Downloads: 168

Language: English

Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction

Subject: Married women -- Fiction

Subject: Widows -- Fiction

Subject: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: New Year's Day (The 'Seventies)

Note: Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Note: Book 4 of "Old New York."

Credits: Produced by Chuck Greif, MWS and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Summary: "New Year's Day (The 'Seventies)" by Edith Wharton is a novel that captures the complexities of social interactions and personal relationships in late 19th-century New York. The story revolves around the character Lizzie Hazeldean, who grapples with her past while navigating the intricacies of her present life, particularly concerning her husband, Charles, and her connection with the charming yet morally questionable Henry Prest. The narrative explores themes of societal expectations, love, and the impact of personal choices against the backdrop of the changing opulence of old New York. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to a young narrator reflecting on a childhood memory related to his mother’s gossip about Lizzie Hazeldean and the scandalous nature of her relationship with Henry Prest, which has implications in their society. The scene unfolds on New Year's Day at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where a fire prompts a spectacle that complicates Lizzie's life and relationships. The narrative shifts from the mother’s pointed remarks to a vivid recollection of Lizzie's past, highlighting her transformation from a girl rescued from dismal circumstances to a socially complex woman entrenched in emotional turmoil due to her husband’s declining health and her ongoing entanglement with Prest. The opening sets the stage for a broader examination of morality, reputation, and the shifting dynamics of affection within the regulated confines of society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937

Illustrator: Caswell, Edward C., 1879-1963

EBook No.: 61321

Published: Feb 5, 2020

Downloads: 168

Language: English

Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction

Subject: Married women -- Fiction

Subject: Widows -- Fiction

Subject: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.