Project Gutenberg 2010-01-29 Public domain in the USA. 320 Richardson, Dorothy 1882 05029965 The Long Day: The Story of a New York Working Girl, as Told by Herself Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Day E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Martin Pettit, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Long Day: The Story of a New York Working Girl, as Told by Herself" is an autobiographical narrative written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the experiences of a young woman who moves to New York City in search of work and a better life, facing the harsh realities of the urban environment as she navigates loneliness, financial instability, and the struggles common to working girls of that era. The main character, a friendless and almost penniless girl of eighteen, represents the many individuals seeking to establish themselves in a challenging new world. The opening of the narrative introduces the protagonist waking up in a dreary boarding house room on a rainy morning in New York City. The memory of her recent journey to the city—a mix of grandeur and nostalgia for her rural past—sets the tone for her struggles ahead. She quickly recalls her dire situation: lonely and without means, she faces the necessity of finding work. As she navigates her new reality at Miss Elmira Jamison's boarding house, she is introduced to other colorful characters, including potential friends, while grappling with her own feelings of homesickness and the urgency of job searching in a bustling, indifferent metropolis. The opening establishes her resilience and determination as she embarks on this challenging chapter of her life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/31118/31118-h/images/frontis.jpg Reading ease score: 66.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Women -- Employment -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- Sources HD Text Category: Biographies Category: American Literature 420740 2025-10-12T15:08:07.873833 text/html 426105 2010-01-29T15:29:47 text/html 377785 2025-10-12T15:08:16.662328 application/epub+zip 379924 2025-10-12T15:08:11.472296 application/epub+zip 243806 2025-10-12T15:08:10.115337 application/epub+zip 658794 2025-10-12T15:08:20.635279 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 625802 2025-10-12T15:08:15.709387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358201 2022-09-14T10:16:57.422413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387122 2025-10-12T15:08:07.207859 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 386729 2010-01-29T15:28:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 386738 2010-01-29T15:28:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20155 2025-10-12T15:08:20.773245 application/rdf+xml 23973 2025-10-12T15:08:10.635309 image/jpeg 4437 2025-10-12T15:08:10.375311 image/jpeg 153259 2010-01-29T15:28:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 273510 2010-01-29T15:32:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 153230 2010-01-29T15:28:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 370506 2025-10-12T15:08:07.911821 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