Project Gutenberg 2004-12-28 Public domain in the USA. 127 Duncan, Sara Jeannette 1861 1922 Cotes, Everard, Mrs. Grafton, Garth Cotes, V. Cecil Wintergreen, Jane Cotes, Mrs. Everard A Daughter of To-Day This etext was produced by Gardner Buchanan "A Daughter of To-Day" by Sara Jeannette Duncan is a novel thought to be written in the late 19th century. This work examines the life and struggles of young women in a changing society, centering on the character Elfrida Bell, who seeks to navigate her ambitions in both art and her personal identity amidst societal expectations and familial pressures. The opening of the novel introduces Miss Kimpsey, a school teacher, as she visits Mrs. Leslie Bell to discuss her daughter, Elfrida. Kimpsey is portrayed as a somewhat nervous figure who grapples with her own insecurities as she observes Mrs. Bell and her refined surroundings. It becomes clear that there is a growing concern regarding Elfrida's intellectual development, particularly her audacity to quote Rousseau in her schoolwork, which Miss Kimpsey views as potentially improper. The initial interactions set the stage for the exploration of Elfrida's character and her artistic aspirations, foreshadowing themes of ambition, class conflict, and the evolving role of women in society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 540644 2025-07-06T09:58:19.866691 text/html 540465 540387 2024-11-06T13:12:30.848825 2023-09-07T03:52:30.661897 text/html text/html 272436 2025-07-06T09:58:26.737639 application/epub+zip 279697 2025-07-06T09:58:21.588689 application/epub+zip 279697 2025-07-06T09:58:20.514712 application/epub+zip 493080 2025-07-06T09:58:31.037146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450688 2025-07-06T09:58:26.079631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428273 2022-09-07T16:45:37.690512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503772 2025-07-06T09:58:19.468746 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 484130 2024-10-28T21:32:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17165 2025-07-06T09:58:31.160108 application/rdf+xml 12619 2025-07-06T09:58:20.998682 image/jpeg 3281 2025-07-06T09:58:20.755656 image/jpeg 267384 2025-07-06T09:58:19.907716 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