Project Gutenberg 2009-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 187 Mancey, Claude Las Solteronas Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Las Solteronas" by Claude Mancey is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores themes of marriage and societal expectations regarding women, particularly focusing on the protagonist, Magdalena, as she navigates the pressures of turning twenty-five and faces her grandmother's fervent desire for her to marry. Through a blend of humor and social commentary, the novel delves into the cultural implications of being single in the context of early 1900s society. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Magdalena, who excitedly celebrates her twenty-fifth birthday, only to encounter her grandmother's anxiety over her unmarried status. Their lively exchange reveals the generational clash regarding views on marriage; Magdalena is determined to maintain her independence, while her grandmother believes marriage is a woman's only respectable path. This opening sets the stage for Magdalena's introspection about the institution of marriage, leading her to contemplate the significance and social perception of being a single woman—or "solterona." Their conversations intertwine humor with a critical examination of societal norms, hinting at the deeper themes that will unfold throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. es Single women -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Novels 410760 2025-06-12T09:21:32.108608 text/html 416757 2021-01-05T09:48:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 154520 2021-01-05T09:48:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 220663 2025-06-12T09:21:40.554564 application/epub+zip 227447 2025-06-12T09:21:34.522595 application/epub+zip 219579 2025-06-12T09:21:33.117600 application/epub+zip 393299 2025-06-12T09:21:44.838561 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385028 2025-06-12T09:21:39.695573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349467 2022-09-13T16:14:32.680731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388459 2025-06-12T09:21:30.888560 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 380176 2021-01-05T09:48:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 142283 2021-01-05T09:48:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18091 2025-06-12T09:21:44.996508 application/rdf+xml 11049 2025-06-12T09:21:33.693543 image/jpeg 3230 2025-06-12T09:21:33.405572 image/jpeg 217124 2025-06-12T09:21:32.150644 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