Project Gutenberg 2004-07-27 Public domain in the USA. 123 Weston, George 1880 1965 Mary Minds Her Business Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Audrey Longhurst, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Mary Minds Her Business" by George Weston is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story commences with a rich familial history, focusing on the Spencer family, detailing their industrious legacy, and ultimately establishing the context for the central character, Mary Spencer. The novel explores themes of tradition, femininity, and generational expectations, as it follows Mary, whose upbringing under the guidance of her two maiden aunts shapes her identity and aspirations. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to the illustrious lineage of the Spencer family, particularly through the various successful men who have led the family's business, the Quinebaug Wagon Works. The narrative unfolds upon the introduction of Mary, the last descendant, focusing on her complex family dynamics following her father's return from a tumultuous past. The opening chapters weave together the past and present, showing Mary's evolution as she contemplates her own future and societal roles through her relationships with her aunts, her father Josiah, and budding friendships in her community. This sets up an engaging narrative about her quest for identity, independence, and the challenges posed by her family’s legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Feminist fiction Strikes and lockouts -- Fiction Businesswomen -- Fiction Factories -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 428452 2025-08-06T03:39:12.665825 text/html 428450 428312 2024-11-06T05:57:25.554712 2023-10-06T07:36:23.588257 text/html text/html 233983 2025-08-06T03:39:21.311772 application/epub+zip 239872 2025-08-06T03:39:15.974820 application/epub+zip 220043 2025-08-06T03:39:14.533799 application/epub+zip 466061 2025-08-06T03:39:25.442751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425366 2025-08-06T03:39:20.529805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379869 2022-09-06T23:53:39.474533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373116 2025-08-06T03:39:12.263842 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 353300 2024-10-28T20:01:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17160 2025-08-06T03:39:25.565771 application/rdf+xml 15568 2025-08-06T03:39:15.108814 image/jpeg 4092 2025-08-06T03:39:14.863803 image/jpeg 233008 2025-08-06T03:39:12.697806 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