Project Gutenberg 2006-06-11 Public domain in the USA. 240 Howells, William Dean 1837 1920 Howells, W. D. (William Dean) Howells, William D. (William Dean) A Chance Acquaintance Produced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "A Chance Acquaintance" by William Dean Howells is a novel written in the late 19th century." The story follows Miss Kitty Ellison, a young woman embarking on an adventure through Canada with hopes of exploring scenic beauty and social connections. Intrigued by the prospect of meeting the cultured people of Boston, her journey intertwines her fate with Mr. Miles Arbuton, an aloof young man from that very city, setting the stage for a complex exploration of character and society. "The opening of the novel introduces Kitty as she eagerly awaits her trip on the Saguenay boat, reflecting on her privileged journey filled with excitement and expectation." She recalls her Uncle Jack's profound admiration for Boston and its notable figures, shaping her thoughts as she prepares to immerse herself in this new world. Meanwhile, Mr. Arbuton is introduced as a sophisticated yet distant figure, who carries with him the weight of societal expectations. Their initial interactions hint at contrasting views on life and culture, painting a vivid picture of societal dynamics as they embark on their shared journey through the Canadian landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Young women -- Fiction Bildungsromans Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction Upper class -- Fiction Saint Lawrence River -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 375795 2025-06-08T05:22:22.647217 text/html 374367 2006-06-11T07:40:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 144522 2006-06-11T07:40:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 220733 2025-06-08T05:22:30.897132 application/epub+zip 225947 2025-06-08T05:22:26.035180 application/epub+zip 213905 2025-06-08T05:22:24.707184 application/epub+zip 413229 2025-06-08T05:22:34.609139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394401 2025-06-08T05:22:30.027224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366448 2022-09-09T04:25:25.231595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363022 2025-06-08T05:22:22.076195 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 362893 2006-06-11T07:40:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 141648 2006-06-11T07:40:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 362886 2006-06-11T07:40:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141593 2006-06-11T07:40:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21658 2025-06-08T05:22:34.751155 application/rdf+xml 14874 2025-06-08T05:22:25.268183 image/jpeg 3835 2025-06-08T05:22:24.987229 image/jpeg 219632 2025-06-08T05:22:22.686186 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