Project Gutenberg 2005-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 48 Holcroft, Thomas 1745 1809 Vincent, William Anna St. Ives Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Charlie Kirschner, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "Anna St. Ives" by Thomas Holcroft is a novel written in the late 18th century, likely around the year 1792. The narrative centers on Anna Wenbourne St. Ives, who embarks on a journey from her home to London and eventually to Paris, where various adventures and encounters with fellow characters await her, including potential romantic interests and reflections on society. The opening of the novel introduces Anna as she prepares for her trip, corresponding with her friend Louisa. Through her letters, we see her excitement and anticipation for the journey and her encounters, especially with Louisa's brother, Coke Clifton. The initial chapters also establish important themes such as social class, familial expectations, and personal desires, alongside hints of complexities in relationships, especially concerning Anna’s feelings for Frank Henley, who becomes embroiled in a highway incident that evokes both admiration and concern. This correspondence sets the stage for a story rich in character interactions and societal commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Gothic fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1155818 1155690 2024-10-04T10:55:51.651257 2023-10-04T09:46:42.390240 text/html text/html 1155811 1155683 2024-10-04T10:55:52.042257 2023-10-04T09:46:42.687232 text/html text/html 508448 2024-10-04T10:56:05.504179 application/epub+zip 527095 2024-10-04T10:55:54.568249 application/epub+zip 527096 2024-10-04T10:55:53.081226 application/epub+zip 923375 2024-10-04T10:56:15.059160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 820643 2024-10-04T10:56:04.424175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 788492 2022-09-05T04:18:53.294394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1069350 1069273 2024-10-04T10:55:50.813267 2023-10-04T09:46:41.736737 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1069146 2012-08-15T20:28:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 411244 2012-08-16T09:40:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1069137 2012-08-15T20:28:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 411153 2012-08-16T09:40:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20380 2024-10-04T10:56:15.201113 application/rdf+xml 12178 2024-10-04T10:55:53.643237 image/jpeg 3365 2024-10-04T10:55:53.362226 image/jpeg 499269 2024-10-04T10:55:52.145411 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