Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 73 Glaspell, Susan 1876 1948 Cook, Susan Cook, Mrs. George Cram Glaspel, Susan Lifted Masks; stories Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. "One of Those Impossible Americans" -- The Plea -- For Love of the Hills -- Freckles M'Grath -- From A to Z -- The Man of Flesh and Blood -- How the Prince Saw America -- The Last Sixty Minutes -- "Out There" -- The Preposterous Motive -- His America -- The Anarchist: His Dog -- At Twilight. Text file produced by Suzanne L. Shell, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Lifted Masks" by Susan Glaspell is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of identity, gender roles, and societal expectations, often intertwining the personal lives of its characters with broader social issues. Through its varied narratives, Glaspell invites readers to question the facades that individuals maintain in society and the reasons behind such pretenses. At the start of "Lifted Masks," the story "One of Those Impossible Americans" introduces us to Virginia, a young American woman in Paris wrestling with her cultural identity while navigating interactions with both locals and fellow countrymen. Her encounter with a burly American man, William P. Johnson, unveils a delicate balance of pride and embarrassment as Virginia attempts to maintain her composure amidst cultural stereotypes. The opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of themes such as national pride and personal connections, as Virginia finds herself both amused by and sympathetic toward William's struggles with shopping in a foreign land. This initial exchange hints at their evolving relationship and underscores the complexity of human connections across cultural divides. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 420674 420675 2024-10-03T13:09:09.116850 2023-10-04T03:57:09.717993 text/html text/html 434278 2021-01-27T00:45:37 text/html; charset=utf-8 142296 2021-01-27T00:45:37 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 218261 2024-10-03T13:09:17.096814 application/epub+zip 221664 2024-10-03T13:09:12.307841 application/epub+zip 205386 2024-10-03T13:09:10.986833 application/epub+zip 400409 2024-10-03T13:09:20.744791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375514 2024-10-03T13:09:16.294834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346598 2022-09-04T05:42:52.325011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359473 359328 2024-10-03T13:09:08.214863 2023-10-04T03:57:08.999984 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 363368 2018-03-15T11:13:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 135201 2018-03-16T13:53:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 359232 2013-07-05T13:56:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134750 2013-07-05T13:56:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21925 2024-10-03T13:09:20.872796 application/rdf+xml 13701 2024-10-03T13:09:11.553843 image/jpeg 3519 2024-10-03T13:09:11.265837 image/jpeg 213566 2024-10-03T13:09:09.150870 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