Project Gutenberg 2004-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 153 Jesse, F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson) 1888 1958 Jesse, Fryniwyd Tennyson Jesse, Wynifried Margaret Harwood, Mrs. Harold Tinker, Beamish 22006515 The White Riband; Or, A Young Female's Folly Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Garcia and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The White Riband; Or, A Young Female's Folly" by F. Tennyson Jesse is a novel crafted in the early 20th century. The story follows Loveday Strick, a village girl of mysterious parentage, who grapples with societal judgments and her desire for acceptance and beauty in a world that often overlooks those in her station. The narrative delves into themes of ambition, class distinctions, and the longing for transformation against a backdrop of rural England. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Loveday, an outcast due to her circumstances, yearning for a white satin riband that symbolizes her dreams of joining the festivities of the Flora Day dance alongside the gentry. The prologue sets the tone for how the townspeople perceive her follies and desires, hinting at the contempt and envy that surround her. In the opening chapters, we witness Loveday’s social struggles and her growing obsession with beauty and status, especially through her interactions with Miss Flora Le Pettit, a local heiress who embodies the ideals of femininity and grace. Loveday's quest for the riband unfolds as she navigates her harsh realities and the contrasting allure of the upper class, laying the groundwork for her internal and external conflicts that will challenge her sense of self and belonging. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Girls -- Fiction Women -- Fiction Social classes -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 136452 2025-08-06T08:27:20.004447 text/html 111347 2024-10-28T21:08:12 text/html 453237 2025-08-06T08:27:23.552965 application/epub+zip 454911 2025-08-06T08:27:20.973457 application/epub+zip 113894 2025-08-06T08:27:20.259431 application/epub+zip 960407 2025-08-06T08:27:25.452913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 943437 2025-08-06T08:27:22.861912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161908 2022-09-07T14:39:20.033012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123077 2025-08-06T08:27:19.776456 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 103168 2024-10-28T21:08:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16960 2025-08-06T08:27:25.594911 application/rdf+xml 26614 2025-08-06T08:27:20.360445 image/jpeg 4452 2025-08-06T08:27:20.309418 image/jpeg 435538 2025-08-06T08:27:20.027439 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