Project Gutenberg 2009-12-10 Public domain in the USA. 331 Brownell, Gertrude Hall 1863 1961 Hall, Gertrude Hall, Gertrude Calvert Brownell, Mrs. William Crary Leake, Gerald 1885 17010200 Aurora the Magnificent Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Aurora the Magnificent" by Gertrude Hall Browning is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in Florence, Italy, weaving the experiences of an American consular family, prominently featuring Mr. Jerome Foss, the consul, and his family. The novel explores themes of cultural encounters, the exploration of art and beauty, and the dynamics of interpersonal relationships in a foreign land. At the start of the novel, we meet Mr. Foss, who reflects on the beauty of Florence while walking home from his consulate. As he ponders the artistic inspirations of his surroundings, his thoughts shift to his family, who are engaged in their own social pursuits. The busy scene highlights the arrival of new American acquaintances, specifically Mrs. Aurora Hawthorne and her daughter, Miss Estelle Madison, who bring a blend of curiosity and modernization to the Italian setting. The development of their relationships with the Foss family sets the stage for interactions shaped by cultural differences and personal aspirations, hinting at the unfolding narrative of encounters that challenge social norms and perspectives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 802305 2025-10-12T12:56:39.285673 text/html 832358 2021-01-05T22:38:25 text/html 861184 2025-10-12T12:56:51.108555 application/epub+zip 873221 2025-10-12T12:56:42.822638 application/epub+zip 387906 2025-10-12T12:56:41.365607 application/epub+zip 1156579 2025-10-12T12:56:57.573587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1143632 2025-10-12T12:56:50.186574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 633263 2022-09-14T07:31:09.936118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 735106 2025-10-12T12:56:37.883687 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 734945 2021-01-05T22:38:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 734947 2021-01-05T22:38:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20418 2025-10-12T12:56:57.727528 application/rdf+xml 12778 2025-10-12T12:56:41.881582 image/jpeg 3428 2025-10-12T12:56:41.621609 image/jpeg 289717 2021-01-05T22:38:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 782759 2021-01-05T22:38:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 289602 2021-01-05T22:38:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 860824 2025-10-12T12:56:39.372597 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