Project Gutenberg 2010-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 228 Swinnerton, Frank 1884 1982 Swinnerton, Frank Arthur Coquette E-text prepared by Annie McGuire "Coquette" by Frank Swinnerton is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces us to the main character, Sally Minto, a young girl navigating the gritty realities of poverty and her tumultuous home life marked by her father’s alcoholism and eventual death. As she grapples with her discontent and aspirations, Sally's tale unfolds against a backdrop of her complicated relationships and yearning for independence and romance. At the start of the novel, we meet Sally as she observes the world outside her cramped living space, feeling drawn to the excitement and dangers of the street life. Life at home is bleak; her mother, Mrs. Minto, struggles with exhaustion and a lack of resources, while Sally's father has succumbed to his vices. Following her father's tragic death, a turning point is reached that forces Sally into a stark confrontation with reality and ignites a fierce determination within her. She begins to strategize ways to escape her poverty and find a better future, even as she becomes entangled with a young man named Toby, whose presence both intrigues and complicates her budding independence. This opening sets the stage for a coming-of-age story filled with ambition, hardship, and the quest for self-worth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Young women -- Fiction Love stories Dressmakers -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 572652 2025-10-12T14:33:48.685425 text/html 578829 2010-01-17T21:48:46 text/html 291350 2025-10-12T14:33:56.497359 application/epub+zip 297545 2025-10-12T14:33:50.705442 application/epub+zip 297545 2025-10-12T14:33:49.472416 application/epub+zip 480537 2025-10-12T14:34:01.004354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444666 2025-10-12T14:33:55.642359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424395 2022-09-14T09:34:41.088648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 537726 2025-10-12T14:33:47.761410 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 537585 2010-01-17T21:46:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 537594 2010-01-17T21:46:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20504 2025-10-12T14:34:01.138323 application/rdf+xml 9612 2025-10-12T14:33:49.983386 image/jpeg 2666 2025-10-12T14:33:49.728401 image/jpeg 204135 2010-01-17T21:46:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 213556 2010-01-17T21:50:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 204113 2010-01-17T21:46:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 274518 2025-10-12T14:33:48.729410 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