Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 91 Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) 1835 1915 Braddon, Mary Elizabeth White, Babington Breddon, Miss Maxwell, Mary Elizabeth Braddon Braddon, Mary E. The Golden Calf Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Mary Meehan and Distributed Proofreaders "The Golden Calf" by M. E. Braddon is a novel written during the late 19th century, notable for its exploration of class dynamics and the struggles of young women in a patriarchal society. The story centers around Ida Palliser, an articled pupil at a boarding school, who longs for a better life despite her challenging circumstances. The narrative starts by delving into Ida's experiences at Mauleverer Manor, highlighting her conflicts with authority, her artistic aspirations, and her desire for a future beyond her impoverished upbringing. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the unforgiving environment of Mauleverer Manor, where the strict schoolmistress, Miss Pew, enforces discipline over the girls. Ida, characterized by her beauty and intelligence but also marked by her poverty, faces humiliation due to her untidiness and frequent reprimands from Miss Pew. As her struggles unfold, we witness her defiance against authority and her longing for friendship, particularly with Bessie Wendover, a wealthy student who admires her talent. As the story progresses, there is a palpable tension between Ida's aspirations for upward mobility through marriage and her fierce pride in her independence. The opening chapters set the stage for themes of class disparity, personal ambition, and the quest for belonging in a world that offers limited opportunities for women like Ida. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1019945 1019842 2024-11-04T09:15:52.800625 2023-10-04T08:47:28.363599 text/html text/html 1019938 1019835 2024-11-04T09:15:53.194637 2023-10-04T08:47:28.646613 text/html text/html 454503 2024-11-04T09:16:05.715031 application/epub+zip 470902 2024-11-04T09:15:55.606592 application/epub+zip 470902 2024-11-04T09:15:54.224634 application/epub+zip 783400 2024-11-04T09:16:13.697984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 726158 2024-11-04T09:16:04.722025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 701703 2022-09-04T12:51:17.949104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 937857 937805 2024-11-04T09:15:52.095628 2023-10-04T08:47:27.752595 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 937619 2017-12-21T15:35:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 364791 2017-12-21T15:35:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 937666 2017-12-21T15:35:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 364690 2017-12-21T15:35:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21074 2024-11-04T09:16:13.838971 application/rdf+xml 11400 2024-11-04T09:15:54.764573 image/jpeg 3192 2024-11-04T09:15:54.493596 image/jpeg 445363 2024-11-04T09:15:53.279642 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