Project Gutenberg 2006-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 251 Sedgwick, Anne Douglas 1873 1935 Franklin Kane Produced by Louise Pryor, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Franklin Kane" by Anne Douglas Sedgwick is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Miss Althea Jakes, an American woman of independent means, who returns to her familiar hotel in Paris after years of cosmopolitan travel. The novel explores themes of identity, discontent, and the quest for meaning in a life filled with superficial pleasures, as Althea grapples with her feelings of fatigue and loneliness amidst her travels and social encounters. The opening of the book introduces Miss Jakes at the Hôtel Talleyrand in Paris, where she reflects on her long journey from Basle and her continuing annual visits for new clothes, which leads to her questioning the purpose of her travels. The narrative highlights her growing sense of isolation, despite her refined tastes and experiences across Europe. As she interacts with her maid Amélie and considers the society surrounding her, particularly the influence of her acquaintances and the looming expectations of marriage, Althea's internal struggles become evident. The introduction of Franklin Winslow Kane, who has persistently proposed to her over the years, and the unexpected encounter with Helen Buchanan, a mysterious young woman in black, set the stage for a transformative exploration of connection, love, and self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 654839 2025-08-08T06:40:56.716492 text/html 665085 2012-12-30T15:25:40 text/html 412277 2025-08-08T06:41:07.271418 application/epub+zip 417063 2025-08-08T06:41:00.213424 application/epub+zip 311138 2025-08-08T06:40:58.714455 application/epub+zip 660073 2025-08-08T06:41:12.574391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 602736 2025-08-08T06:41:05.994399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481162 2022-09-09T06:23:06.153198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 600449 2025-08-08T06:40:55.596974 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 600348 2012-12-30T15:25:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 600348 2012-12-30T15:25:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20090 2025-08-08T06:41:12.720363 application/rdf+xml 13086 2025-08-08T06:40:59.232436 image/jpeg 3426 2025-08-08T06:40:58.971424 image/jpeg 223926 2012-12-30T15:26:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 326543 2012-12-30T15:26:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 223819 2012-12-30T15:26:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 409382 2025-08-08T06:40:56.777453 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