Project Gutenberg 2009-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 89 Bradley, Mary Hastings 1882 1976 Hastings, Mary Bradley 21000977 The Innocent Adventuress Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Innocent Adventuress" by Mary Hastings Bradley is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows a young Italian girl named Maria Angelina Santonini, who embarks on a journey to America at the behest of her mother, hoping to ease the financial burdens of her family while seeking romance and adventure. Faced with societal expectations, familial duties, and her own hopes, Maria finds herself navigating a new world of possibilities. The opening of the novel presents Maria Angelina eavesdropping on a conversation within her family, where they discuss the financial struggles related to her sister's upcoming marriage. It is revealed that Maria, regarded as the family's hope for a prosperous future, is to be sent to America to meet wealthy relatives, thus potentially securing a better dowry for her sisters. As she contemplates her journey, Maria's excitement intermingles with anxiety about leaving her home and the weight of responsibility she feels. The narrative sets the stage for her adventure, highlighting her naivety and determination as she prepares to face the unknown in her new life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Young women -- Fiction Love stories Mate selection -- Fiction Italians -- America -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 273065 2025-07-12T07:08:07.211797 text/html 280376 2021-01-05T06:46:29 text/html 211500 2025-07-12T07:08:15.162738 application/epub+zip 212026 2025-07-12T07:08:10.578770 application/epub+zip 173628 2025-07-12T07:08:09.071775 application/epub+zip 373103 2025-07-12T07:08:18.395742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338926 2025-07-12T07:08:14.199739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264817 2022-09-13T14:33:25.742373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240240 2025-07-12T07:08:06.471790 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 239525 2021-01-05T06:46:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 239516 2021-01-05T06:46:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21730 2025-07-12T07:08:18.527695 application/rdf+xml 11854 2025-07-12T07:08:09.571748 image/jpeg 3086 2025-07-12T07:08:09.319958 image/jpeg 92800 2021-01-05T06:46:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 124871 2021-01-05T06:46:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 92759 2021-01-05T06:46:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 200617 2025-07-12T07:08:07.235788 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