Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 161 Litchfield, Grace Denio 1849 1944 Only an Incident Produced by Afra Ullah, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Only an Incident" by Grace Denio Litchfield is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story is set in the fictional village of Joppa, which presents itself as the epicenter of social life, where its proud residents indulge in the pleasures of summer, surrounded by their own self-importance. The narrative follows Phebe Lane, a kind-hearted but inconspicuous woman caught in the suffocating confines of her aristocratic community, as she yearns for something greater beyond the narrow scope of her existence in Joppa. The opening of the book introduces Joppa with a vivid description, highlighting the town's inhabitants and their beliefs about their own superiority. Phebe Lane is depicted as a dutiful, unfulfilled woman who longs for a more meaningful life beyond the societal expectations and trivialities that surround her. In this early segment, she is established not only as a central character but as a contrast to the vibrant, ambitious figures in her life, such as the charismatic clergyman, Mr. Denham Halloway, who seeks to bring about change in their stagnant culture. As Phebe's relationships develop with both him and the glamorous Geraldine Vernor, readers begin to see the potential for personal growth and transformation, setting the stage for her journey throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en City and town life -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 282243 2025-10-05T05:01:26.060071 text/html 282216 282102 2024-11-05T06:29:29.104403 2023-10-05T07:02:14.224040 text/html text/html 180134 2025-10-05T05:01:32.409036 application/epub+zip 182868 2025-10-05T05:01:28.735084 application/epub+zip 161570 2025-10-05T05:01:27.652056 application/epub+zip 338816 2025-10-05T05:01:35.284032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316607 2025-10-05T05:01:31.740040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291542 2022-09-05T09:55:39.679708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253555 2025-10-05T05:01:25.607118 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 233780 2024-10-28T18:02:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17532 2025-10-05T05:01:35.423091 application/rdf+xml 13772 2025-10-05T05:01:28.140042 image/jpeg 3527 2025-10-05T05:01:27.894064 image/jpeg 178050 2025-10-05T05:01:26.082064 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia