Project Gutenberg 2007-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 135 Austin, Mary 1868 1934 Austin, Mary Hunter Grant, Gordon 1875 1962 Grant, Gordon H. 13023198 The Lovely Lady Produced by Hillie Plantinga and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Lovely Lady" by Mary Austin is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Peter, a young man burdened by familial responsibilities and the weight of a mortgage he must contend with, while he navigates his dreams of wealth and a deeper connection with life and potentially love. The narrative hints at his encounters with a Lovely Lady, embodying an ideal that contrasts sharply with his everyday struggles. The opening of "The Lovely Lady" introduces Peter, who is seen reflecting on his life's hardships while engaged in simple family interactions. He shares an animated exchange with his sister Ellen while preparing for a picnic they can't fully attend due to their financial constraints. As Peter daydreams about a heroic picture of a knight slaying a dragon, we learn that this dragon symbolizes his mortgage and the oppression of poverty that hangs over him and his family. The chapter sets up a theme of longing and aspiration, as Peter contemplates the meanings of wealth, love, and the intricacies of his obligations while yearning for a future that feels increasingly distant. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 332753 2025-08-08T13:02:05.658626 text/html 335827 2021-01-01T17:43:54 text/html 421639 2025-08-08T13:02:12.223542 application/epub+zip 423079 2025-08-08T13:02:07.700560 application/epub+zip 197960 2025-08-08T13:02:06.389609 application/epub+zip 985068 2025-08-08T13:02:15.663586 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 949603 2025-08-08T13:02:11.311587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292441 2022-09-09T14:12:11.723818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302059 2025-08-08T13:02:05.066579 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 301915 2021-01-01T17:43:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 301907 2021-01-01T17:43:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20798 2025-08-08T13:02:15.800519 application/rdf+xml 11729 2025-08-08T13:02:06.888557 image/jpeg 3156 2025-08-08T13:02:06.640616 image/jpeg 114268 2021-01-01T17:43:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 515551 2021-01-01T17:43:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 114243 2021-01-01T17:43:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 583997 2025-08-08T13:02:05.696579 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 en.wikipedia