Project Gutenberg 2005-03-21 Public domain in the USA. 85 Orcutt, William Dana 1870 1953 Orcutt, Wm. Dana (William Dana) The Lever: A Novel Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Lever: A Novel" by William Dana Orcutt is a fictional work written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds around characters entangled in themes of ambition, social roles, and the shifting dynamics of personal relationships against the backdrop of business and economic aspirations. The opening introduces Alice, a young woman grappling with her identity and societal expectations, particularly in relation to her father's business legacy, and her childhood friend, Allen Sanford, whose path diverges into potential diplomacy or business. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Alice and her family as they encounter Allen while out in a carriage. This chance meeting rekindles memories of their childhood friendship in Pittsburgh. Their interaction reveals Alice's longing to participate in the business world, a passion at odds with traditional gender roles of the time. As conversations unfold, themes of aspiration and frustration emerge, especially regarding Alice's desire to make her mark in a world that restricts her. The dialogue sets the stage for exploring their personal goals and the dynamics between ambition and societal expectations, hinting at deeper conflicts that may arise as their stories progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 552928 2025-07-06T13:46:24.251948 text/html 552749 2025-01-14T22:24:50.875934 text/html 270521 2025-07-06T13:46:31.681895 application/epub+zip 279009 2025-07-06T13:46:26.174882 application/epub+zip 279009 2025-07-06T13:46:25.043887 application/epub+zip 504248 2025-07-06T13:46:36.027854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465970 2025-07-06T13:46:30.961833 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402752 2022-09-07T21:41:53.653226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501929 2025-07-06T13:46:23.819909 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 501800 2020-12-14T07:59:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 501791 2020-12-14T07:59:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19606 2025-07-06T13:46:36.153806 application/rdf+xml 13387 2025-07-06T13:46:25.533867 image/jpeg 3465 2025-07-06T13:46:25.288879 image/jpeg 187716 2020-12-14T07:59:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 187684 2020-12-14T07:59:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 268067 2025-07-06T13:46:24.292884 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