Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 139 Peattie, Elia Wilkinson 1862 1935 Wilkinson, Elia The Precipice: A Novel Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Charlie Kirschner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Precipice: A Novel" by Elia W. Peattie is a fictional work written during the early 20th century. The narrative centers around Kate Barrington, a recent graduate who returns home after her time at the University of Chicago, grappling with her identity, family dynamics, and the societal expectations placed on women during this period. Through Kate, the novel examines themes of personal ambition and the clash of traditional values with the emerging independence of women. The opening of the novel introduces Kate as she bids farewell to her friend Lena Vroom before heading home, reflecting on her time at university and her mixed feelings about returning to a life structured by her parental home. Kate's thoughts oscillate between fond memories and frustrations regarding societal norms, particularly the expectation for women to conform to traditional roles. Her interactions reveal her compassionate nature, particularly towards Lena, who seems to struggle with her own sense of belonging. As Kate arrives home, she is enveloped in the bittersweet emotions of reunion—capturing the tension between her aspirations and the confinements of her expected domestic role, setting the stage for her internal conflict that will be further developed throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Young women -- Fiction Feminist fiction Women -- Social and moral questions -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 609162 2025-07-05T13:31:20.517831 text/html 577961 2024-10-28T19:14:23 text/html 316477 2025-07-05T13:31:28.605837 application/epub+zip 326946 2025-07-05T13:31:22.405844 application/epub+zip 319899 2025-07-05T13:31:21.230824 application/epub+zip 604496 2025-07-05T13:31:33.486771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571004 2025-07-05T13:31:27.863827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461239 2022-09-06T19:08:41.194719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 584254 2023-10-06T04:22:24.229867 text/plain 564488 2024-10-28T19:14:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16478 2025-07-05T13:31:33.676761 application/rdf+xml 11705 2025-07-05T13:31:21.746820 image/jpeg 3240 2025-07-05T13:31:21.485827 image/jpeg 309385 2025-07-05T13:31:20.568847 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