Project Gutenberg 2010-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 167 Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson 1873 1945 Phases of an Inferior Planet Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images at The Internet Archive) "Phases of an Inferior Planet" by Ellen Glasgow is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers on a young woman named Mariana Musin, who navigates her aspirations to sing in opera while living in the bustling and indifferent environment of New York City. The book explores themes of ambition, societal expectations, and the struggles of artistic identity. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to the atmospheric setting of Broadway, a gray city day transitioning into a mist-filled evening as pedestrians move briskly about. Mariana, characterized by her graceful demeanor, is revealed to be a budding artist faced with the harsh realities of her dreams. She is depicted as a yearning soul, longing for recognition and success in her singing career, yet grappling with feelings of insignificance and the burdens of her uncertain future. Despite her struggles, she maintains a delicate balance of hope and vulnerability that captivates both the reader and the characters around her. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/34402/34402-h/images/cover_sml.jpg Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 576540 2025-07-14T06:21:37.868210 text/html 584886 2010-11-22T09:04:40 text/html 420951 2025-07-14T06:21:44.865186 application/epub+zip 428573 2025-07-14T06:21:38.683271 application/epub+zip 259629 2025-07-14T06:21:38.255198 application/epub+zip 605190 2025-07-14T06:21:49.525156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 576882 2025-07-14T06:21:44.405226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404339 2022-09-15T15:30:51.101174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 540866 2025-07-14T06:21:36.430251 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 540664 2010-11-22T09:04:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 540671 2010-11-22T09:04:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20602 2025-07-14T06:21:49.658153 application/rdf+xml 16849 2025-07-14T06:21:38.344202 image/jpeg 2710 2025-07-14T06:21:38.300200 image/jpeg 206392 2010-11-22T09:06:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 389150 2010-11-22T09:06:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 206344 2010-11-22T09:06:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 388623 2025-07-14T06:21:37.922199 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