Project Gutenberg 2004-11-15 Public domain in the USA. 330 Eggleston, Edward 1837 1902 The End of the World: A Love Story Produced by Rick Niles, John Hagerson, Charlie Kirschner and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The End of the World: A Love Story" by Edward Eggleston is a novel written in the late 19th century, showcasing the intricacies of love and societal expectations in a rural American setting. The narrative centers around Julia Anderson, a young woman caught in familial strife and the prejudices of her mother concerning her affection for August Wehle, a German plowman. As Julia navigates her dual struggles of love and maternal control, the novel explores themes of race, class, and identity, particularly through the friction of her easy affection for August against her mother’s disdain for his background. The opening of the book introduces the tumultuous relationship between Julia and her mother, Mrs. Anderson, who harbors deep disdain for the "Dutchman" she believes her daughter loves. In a charged household dynamic, Samuel Anderson, Julia's father, remains largely mute, avoiding conflict with his assertive wife. Julia feels trapped by her mother's suffocating control and often finds solace in the presence of August, who is unaware of the intense scrutiny their interactions draw. As the story unfolds, the societal prejudices of their time further complicate their budding romance, with tensions heightened by their differing backgrounds and the impending conflict instigated by Mrs. Anderson’s fierce protectiveness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction Love stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 445131 2025-06-06T07:39:56.839535 text/html 424011 2020-12-18T16:40:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1391539 2025-06-06T07:40:08.802490 application/epub+zip 1384442 2025-06-06T07:40:00.415522 application/epub+zip 239667 2025-06-06T07:39:58.860519 application/epub+zip 1594788 2025-06-06T07:40:15.457489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1534352 2025-06-06T07:40:06.797512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375159 2022-09-07T14:18:27.214800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401445 2023-10-06T11:35:34.458894 text/plain 15655 2025-06-06T07:40:15.630441 application/rdf+xml 14431 2025-06-06T07:39:59.445543 image/jpeg 3559 2025-06-06T07:39:59.152519 image/jpeg 1335941 2025-06-06T07:39:56.955551 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