Project Gutenberg 2004-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 98 Bone, Gertrude 1876 1962 Dodd, Gertrude Helena Women of the Country Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Melissa Er-Raqabi and PG Distributed Proofreaders "WOMEN OF THE COUNTRY" by Gertrude Bone is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set in a rural English landscape, the book explores the lives of women navigating the hardships and social conventions within their communities, showcasing their resilience and unique perspectives on life. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to the narrator's childhood memories of a small sea-coast town, contrasted with the harsh realities faced by the poorer inhabitants. As a child, she reflects on a tragic event involving a blind man and a young boy, both swept away by sudden, treacherous tides. This memory leads into the wider narrative of the book, focusing on the everyday struggles and moral dilemmas faced by women in the countryside, particularly as seen through the character of Anne Hilton. Anne emerges as a compassionate yet unconventional figure who grapples with her own beliefs and the judgments of those around her, highlighting the complexities of their lives and choices. The narrative reveals her internal conflicts and her determination to aid others, such as Jane Evans, who faces societal scorn after a fall from grace. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature 205257 2025-06-21T20:57:21.911368 text/html 205253 205140 2024-11-06T07:14:37.677276 2023-10-06T08:35:41.059081 text/html text/html 146178 2025-06-21T20:57:38.224346 application/epub+zip 148686 2025-06-21T20:57:30.608336 application/epub+zip 132380 2025-06-21T20:57:25.484372 application/epub+zip 285614 2025-06-21T20:57:45.171282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264324 2025-06-21T20:57:37.462338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239269 2022-09-07T01:20:46.473968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185127 2025-06-21T20:57:21.459399 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 165426 2024-10-28T20:16:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11073 2025-06-21T20:57:45.329261 application/rdf+xml 13100 2025-06-21T20:57:29.990334 image/jpeg 3456 2025-06-21T20:57:29.703333 image/jpeg 144586 2025-06-21T20:57:21.929381 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