Project Gutenberg 2008-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 375 Hall, Eliza Calvert 1856 1935 Strong, Beulah Aunt Jane of Kentucky Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aunt_Jane_of_Kentucky Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Suzanne Shell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Aunt Jane of Kentucky" by Eliza Calvert Hall is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the character of Aunt Jane, an elderly and endearing woman who shares memories of her life, experiences, and the people in her community, particularly focusing on women's roles and societal expectations. The narrative is rich with nostalgia and explores themes of memory, femininity, community, and the passage of time. At the start of the novel, Aunt Jane invites a young visitor into her home, setting a warm and reflective tone. As she begins to reminisce about her life, she tells a story about "Sally Ann's experience," illustrating women's struggles for agency within a patriarchal society. The opening showcases Jane's relationship with her surroundings and her memories, including her patchwork quilts that serve as a metaphor for her life's experiences and connections. The blend of personal anecdotes with social commentary lays the groundwork for a deeper exploration of the lives of women in Kentucky during that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Domestic fiction Widows -- Fiction Older women -- Fiction Kentucky -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 393851 2025-06-11T06:45:12.028150 text/html 395404 2008-09-30T06:53:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1293810 2008-09-30T06:53:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1366504 2025-06-11T06:45:18.337116 application/epub+zip 1369414 2025-06-11T06:45:13.221160 application/epub+zip 220194 2025-06-11T06:45:12.615122 application/epub+zip 1487992 2025-06-11T06:45:22.186111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1447914 2025-06-11T06:45:17.684107 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302369 2022-09-12T11:05:47.819951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357143 2025-06-11T06:45:11.243205 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 356987 2008-09-30T06:53:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 132963 2008-09-30T06:53:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 356978 2008-09-30T06:53:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132937 2008-09-30T06:53:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21390 2025-06-11T06:45:22.347073 application/rdf+xml 29975 2025-06-11T06:45:12.716158 image/jpeg 4462 2025-06-11T06:45:12.664136 image/jpeg 1306093 2025-06-11T06:45:12.141127 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