Project Gutenberg 2010-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 120 Putnam, Nina Wilcox 1888 1962 Believe You Me! Produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.fadedpage.net "Believe You Me!" by Nina Wilcox Putnam is a humorous novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the main character, Mary Gilligan, who is a talented acrobatic dancer coping with personal and social changes amidst World War I. As Mary navigates the ups and downs of her career and romantic relationships, she also grapples with feelings of patriotism and duty. At the start of the book, Mary is unexpectedly faced with a breaking engagement with her dance partner, Jim, after a comedic mishap involving an alligator at a party. This event, characterized by Mary's witty narration and sharp observations, leads her to contemplate her role in the war and decide to enlist in a women's automobile service to contribute to the war effort. Meanwhile, she experiences the tumultuous feelings of love, loss, and the desire for self-identity, all while managing the complex dynamics within her theatrical community. The opening sets a light-hearted yet poignant tone, engaging readers with both humor and emotion as Mary seeks her path amid brewing chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Humorous stories Mothers and daughters -- Fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Fiction Dancers -- Fiction New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PS Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 379253 2025-07-13T13:53:32.451296 text/html 383695 2010-09-14T15:51:40 text/html 224656 2025-07-13T13:53:40.022260 application/epub+zip 226818 2025-07-13T13:53:35.325293 application/epub+zip 210851 2025-07-13T13:53:34.130299 application/epub+zip 407957 2025-07-13T13:53:43.556229 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375382 2025-07-13T13:53:39.196255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347656 2022-09-15T11:27:14.781889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345295 2025-07-13T13:53:31.858296 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 345216 2010-09-14T15:50:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 345207 2010-09-14T15:48:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22136 2025-07-13T13:53:43.687243 application/rdf+xml 13479 2025-07-13T13:53:34.625281 image/jpeg 3453 2025-07-13T13:53:34.375265 image/jpeg 133127 2010-09-14T15:53:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 142887 2010-09-14T15:53:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 133096 2010-09-14T15:53:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 211521 2025-07-13T13:53:32.480332 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