Project Gutenberg 2005-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 172 Alcott, Louisa May 1832 1888 Barnard, A. M. Alcott, Louisa M. (Louisa May) Alcott, L. M. (Louisa May) Pauline's Passion and Punishment Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Text file produced by Beginners Projects, Laura Sabel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Pauline's Passion and Punishment" by Louisa May Alcott is a novel written in the late 19th century, during the post-Victorian era. The book explores themes of love, betrayal, revenge, and the complexities of human emotion, focusing on the life of a woman named Pauline who navigates her tumultuous relationships and seeks retribution against her unfaithful partner. Through a blend of romantic tension and intense character dynamics, Alcott delves into the moral dilemmas faced by her characters. The story follows Pauline, who is deeply hurt after discovering that her lover, Gilbert, has married another woman even while professing his love for her. In her anguish, she harbors thoughts of revenge and enlists the help of Manuel, a devoted young man who loves her. As the drama unfolds, their lives become intertwined, leading to complex emotional confrontations. The narrative evolves as Pauline attempts to reclaim her agency and confront Gilbert, leading to tensions that culminate in a harrowing climax. Ultimately, the novel examines the cost of passion and the pursuit of justice, ultimately forcing Pauline to grapple with her own desires and the consequences of her choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Revenge -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 134789 134790 2024-10-04T07:04:40.013096 2023-10-04T06:56:13.577118 text/html text/html 134374 2021-02-26T00:08:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 48160 2021-02-26T00:08:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 129500 2024-10-04T07:04:46.360048 application/epub+zip 130068 2024-10-04T07:04:43.430077 application/epub+zip 115798 2024-10-04T07:04:42.184069 application/epub+zip 276151 2024-10-04T07:04:48.538052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264462 2024-10-04T07:04:45.580058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226690 2022-09-04T10:07:08.815781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114366 114222 2024-10-04T07:04:39.665109 2023-10-04T06:56:13.316107 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 115144 2018-03-10T13:55:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 45415 2018-03-18T06:07:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 114163 2013-04-24T09:10:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 45286 2013-04-24T09:10:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 114154 2013-04-24T09:09:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45265 2013-04-24T09:10:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23681 2024-10-04T07:04:48.664031 application/rdf+xml 15703 2024-10-04T07:04:42.723067 image/jpeg 3718 2024-10-04T07:04:42.453057 image/jpeg 130813 2024-10-04T07:04:40.027091 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