Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 69 Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn 1857 1948 Lin, Frank Horn, Gertrude Franklin Sleeping Fires: a Novel Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Avinash Kothare, Tom Allen, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed "Sleeping Fires: a Novel" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton is a work of fiction likely written in the late 19th century. The book intricately weaves the social dynamics and intrigues of San Francisco society, particularly focusing on the themes of love, class distinctions, and personal ambition through the eyes of its central character, Madeleine Talbot. The opening of the novel introduces us to a vividly depicted and evolving San Francisco during the 1860s, highlighting the societal elite, especially through the figure of Mrs. Hunt McLane. The narrative centers around the recent marriage of Dr. Howard Talbot to Madeleine, a Northern bride, which stirs a mix of curiosity and disdain among the Southern elite of the city. As the social gatherings unfold, we witness Madeleine's struggles for acceptance in a society that places great emphasis on pedigree and class, while her husband remains detached in the throes of his medical career. The interactions at Mrs. McLane's reception not only set the groundwork for conflict and intrigue but also hint at Madeleine's internal turmoil and yearning for companionship outside of her expected social role. Her journey is interspersed with themes of intellectual aspiration, societal scrutiny, and the quest for identity in a rapidly modernizing world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Autobiographical fiction Psychological fiction Domestic fiction Married women -- Fiction Books and reading -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Journalists -- Fiction San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction Depression, Mental -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Fiction 352776 352661 2024-10-03T11:12:19.138911 2023-10-03T09:53:31.001516 text/html text/html 352769 352654 2024-10-03T11:12:19.441902 2023-10-03T09:53:31.175509 text/html text/html 214520 2024-10-03T11:12:27.921379 application/epub+zip 218912 2024-10-03T11:12:22.852885 application/epub+zip 202512 2024-10-03T11:12:21.508898 application/epub+zip 417750 2024-10-03T11:12:31.832339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379752 2024-10-03T11:12:27.103883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301422 2022-09-03T13:58:42.993950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318343 318279 2024-10-03T11:12:18.688979 2023-10-03T09:53:30.682519 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 318134 2012-08-29T14:38:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124179 2012-08-29T14:39:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21284 2024-10-03T11:12:31.973339 application/rdf+xml 14681 2024-10-03T11:12:22.104902 image/jpeg 4108 2024-10-03T11:12:21.811085 image/jpeg 212557 2024-10-03T11:12:19.477929 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