Project Gutenberg 2009-08-22 Public domain in the USA. 218 Bartley, Nalbro 1888 1952 Bartley, Nalbro Isadorah Clark, Nalbro 20006713 The Gorgeous Girl E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Gorgeous Girl" by Nalbro Bartley is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Truletta "Trudy" Burrows, a spirited young woman navigating the complexities of love, ambition, and social status in a rapidly changing world. Set against the backdrop of a business environment, the narrative explores Trudy's desires to secure a prosperous future while grappling with her feelings for Steve O'Valley, who is romantically involved with the wealthy and glamorous Beatrice Constantine. At the start of the novel, the setting is established in the O'Valley Leather Company, where Trudy works as a secretary and expresses her aspirations for financial independence and an exciting lifestyle. The dynamics between Trudy, her practical friend Mary Faithful, and their colleagues reveal a social hierarchy and contrasting life choices. The opening introduces themes of ambition, societal expectations, and the pursuit of happiness, particularly through Trudy's determination to not end up like the meek and hardworking Mary. As Trudy critiques the lives of the privileged, especially Beatrice Constantine, the stage is set for a story intertwining personal growth and the challenge of securing both love and success in a competitive society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 589273 2025-07-12T09:05:32.330640 text/html 620885 2009-08-21T23:39:47 text/html 607057 2025-07-12T09:05:40.679590 application/epub+zip 619048 2025-07-12T09:05:34.377623 application/epub+zip 304582 2025-07-12T09:05:33.134578 application/epub+zip 841371 2025-07-12T09:05:45.531564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 828320 2025-07-12T09:05:39.904567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489346 2022-09-13T17:02:36.367593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 531791 2025-07-12T09:05:31.344628 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 531501 2009-08-21T23:35:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 531516 2009-08-21T23:35:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21095 2025-07-12T09:05:45.672551 application/rdf+xml 12411 2025-07-12T09:05:33.644620 image/jpeg 3327 2025-07-12T09:05:33.387595 image/jpeg 210857 2009-08-21T23:35:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 543323 2009-08-21T23:42:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 210760 2009-08-21T23:35:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 597506 2025-07-12T09:05:32.390638 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