Project Gutenberg 2006-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 237 Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins 1852 1930 Wilkins, Mary E. (Mary Eleanor) Freeman, Mary E. Wilkins (Mary Eleanor Wilkins) Wilkins, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, Mary Ella Meylan, Paul Julian 1882 1961 Meylan, Paul Julien Meylan, Paul J. The Butterfly House Produced by Jeff Kaylin and Andrew Sly "The Butterfly House" by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in the fictional village of Fairbridge, New Jersey, which is presented as a quaint yet provocatively petty place, consumed by its own self-importance. The narrative introduces various characters, including the elegant and ambitious Mrs. Wilbur Edes and the mysterious Alice Mendon, whose lives intertwine amidst the village's social dynamics. The opening of the novel meticulously describes Fairbridge, a town rife with contradictions, where the citizens are proud of their small lives while being tragically ignorant of their limitations. We meet key characters like Mrs. Edes, who struggles with her ambitions within the confines of village life, and Alice Mendon, who exudes beauty and charm but remains somewhat detached and enigmatic. As these women navigate the social landscape—highlighted by their interactions at the Zenith Club—the stage is set for exploring themes of ambition, identity, and the impact of societal norms on individual lives. The narrative richly evokes the intricacies of small-town dynamics, hinting at deeper conflicts that may unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en New Jersey -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 345605 2025-06-07T15:59:48.439940 text/html 349615 2006-04-12T15:26:52 text/html; charset=us-ascii 260563 2006-04-12T15:26:52 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 348159 2025-06-07T15:59:54.508841 application/epub+zip 352444 2025-06-07T15:59:50.283891 application/epub+zip 196858 2025-06-07T15:59:49.090855 application/epub+zip 485689 2025-06-07T15:59:57.753828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468352 2025-06-07T15:59:53.802840 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291057 2022-09-08T14:57:49.346023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327880 2025-06-07T15:59:47.630868 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 327738 2006-04-12T15:26:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 120815 2006-04-12T15:26:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 327730 2006-04-12T15:26:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 120777 2006-04-12T15:26:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21213 2025-06-07T15:59:57.902824 application/rdf+xml 9624 2025-06-07T15:59:49.664865 image/jpeg 2585 2025-06-07T15:59:49.375891 image/jpeg 344151 2025-06-07T15:59:48.481934 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