Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 242 Hurst, Fannie 1889 1968 Danielson, Fannie Hurst Gaslight Sonatas Bitter-sweet -- Sieve of fulfilment -- Ice-water, pl-! -- Hers not to reason why -- Golden Fleece -- Nightshade -- Get ready the wreaths. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Josephine Paolucci and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Gaslight Sonatas" by Fannie Hurst is a novel written during the late 1910s. It explores the lives of urban characters, particularly focusing on the experiences of Gertie Slayback, a young woman trying to navigate her relationship with James P. Batch amidst the struggles of the working class in New York City. The narrative reflects themes of ambition, love, and the harsh realities of life for those in lower socioeconomic strata, set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing society. At the start of the novel, we meet Gertie Slayback, a wage-earning woman living a solitary life in a cramped room. Her longing for emotional connection becomes evident, especially in her affection for Jimmie Batch, a young man she dines with weekly. The opening portrays their relationship's delicate balance as Gertie struggles with the fear of losing Jimmie to a more glamorous lifestyle represented by another woman, May Scully. As the characters navigate their tumultuous emotions, the text paints a vivid picture of the complexity of love and the burden of personal aspirations, setting up a conflict that is both relatable and poignant. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en City and town life -- Fiction Short stories, American Immigrants -- Fiction Poor -- Fiction Slums -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 468728 2025-07-04T10:37:17.544642 text/html 468700 468589 2024-11-05T03:35:12.938443 2023-10-05T04:45:16.028962 text/html text/html 243323 2025-07-04T10:37:25.085588 application/epub+zip 249047 2025-07-04T10:37:19.408628 application/epub+zip 249047 2025-07-04T10:37:18.260630 application/epub+zip 448147 2025-07-04T10:37:29.160597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420307 2025-07-04T10:37:24.328626 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392801 2022-09-05T06:34:59.284563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403242 2025-07-04T10:37:16.945646 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 383555 2024-10-28T17:34:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18043 2025-07-04T10:37:29.287563 application/rdf+xml 14100 2025-07-04T10:37:18.749607 image/jpeg 3761 2025-07-04T10:37:18.505646 image/jpeg 240395 2025-07-04T10:37:17.578666 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia