Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 111 Bacheller, Irving 1859 1950 Bacheller, Addison Irving Keeping up with Lizzie Produced by Al Haines "Keeping Up with Lizzie" by Irving Bacheller is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in the fictional village of Pointview, Connecticut, and explores themes of ambition, social class, and personal growth through the life of the character Lizzie and the residents surrounding her. The opening of the novel introduces us to Socrates Potter, a clever lawyer and philosopher who observes the social dynamics of Pointview. He notes the extravagant lifestyle of merchants and their families, particularly that of Lizzie Henshaw, whose rise in status and ambition sparks a community-wide competition to keep up with her. Henshaw's father struggles to maintain their grocery business while funding Lizzie's education and lavish lifestyle, leading to a ripple effect of financial strain among other residents. The narrative captures the whimsical, yet critical view of societal pressures as families and individuals chase an idealized version of success, demonstrating how aspirations can lead to both personal and communal discord. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.9 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en New England -- Fiction Villages -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Connecticut -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 159560 2025-08-05T08:06:38.457974 text/html 159426 159370 2024-11-05T09:44:28.971756 2023-10-05T09:34:00.334557 text/html text/html 133340 2025-08-05T08:06:44.679895 application/epub+zip 133871 2025-08-05T08:06:41.410948 application/epub+zip 120629 2025-08-05T08:06:40.243938 application/epub+zip 280515 2025-08-05T08:06:46.902903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265228 2025-08-05T08:06:43.996906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223031 2022-09-06T03:31:03.771773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137814 2025-08-05T08:06:38.190958 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118082 2024-10-28T18:43:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17247 2025-08-05T08:06:47.031879 application/rdf+xml 14138 2025-08-05T08:06:40.777921 image/jpeg 3837 2025-08-05T08:06:40.522921 image/jpeg 132571 2025-08-05T08:06:38.472921 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