Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 284 Stoddard, Elizabeth 1823 1902 Stoddard, Elizabeth Drew (Barstow) Barstow, Elizabeth Drew The Morgesons: A Novel Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Morgesons E-text prepared by Leah Moser and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Morgesons: A Novel" by Elizabeth Stoddard is a richly detailed work of fiction reflecting life in a New England village, likely penned during the late 19th century. The narrative introduces readers to Cassandra Morgeson, a young girl navigating familial dynamics and her own identity amid the constraints of her society. The novel explores themes of growth, societal expectations, and personal ambition, set against the backdrop of a family with a fading legacy. The opening of "The Morgesons" establishes the familial setting through Cassandra's childhood experiences and interactions with her family members, particularly her mother and aunt. We are drawn into her world as she recounts moments of defiance, a desire for adventure, and her struggle to comprehend a complex household with its own traditions and expectations. Cassandra's character is immediately portrayed as curious and spirited, manifested in her interactions with her aunts and her desire to read and learn despite the dismissive attitudes towards her interests. The atmosphere is conveyed vividly, presenting the quaint yet stifling world of Surrey in which the Morgeson family resides, hinting at both the charm and limitations of their existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Young women -- Fiction Bildungsromans PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 661706 2025-07-05T14:17:58.570923 text/html 661691 661541 2024-11-05T17:05:28.243757 2023-10-06T05:03:59.747818 text/html text/html 327411 2025-07-05T14:18:08.407869 application/epub+zip 340930 2025-07-05T14:18:01.431934 application/epub+zip 336968 2025-07-05T14:18:00.183937 application/epub+zip 612118 2025-07-05T14:18:13.784882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559733 2025-07-05T14:18:07.601879 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475567 2022-09-06T20:10:18.434245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 588862 2025-07-05T14:17:58.051958 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 569059 2024-10-28T19:26:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17392 2025-07-05T14:18:14.023851 application/rdf+xml 14913 2025-07-05T14:18:00.674913 image/jpeg 4225 2025-07-05T14:18:00.425907 image/jpeg 320640 2025-07-05T14:17:58.619959 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