Project Gutenberg 2010-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 256 Davis, Owen 1874 1956 Lola Produced by Barbara Tozier, Brian Kerr, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Lola" by Owen Davis is a dramatic novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Lola Barnhelm, a young girl navigating the complexities of love, family, and ambition, as her father, Doctor Martin Barnhelm, strives for success in his medical research while grappling with the emotional stakes of his daughter’s burgeoning romance. The narrative explores themes of sacrifice, the quest for identity, and the impact of societal expectations on personal desires. At the start of the novel, we meet Lola and her father in their home, where Lola is concerned about her father's health and dedication to his experimental work. The opening scene sets a tender tone, portraying their close relationship as they discuss his inventions and her future. However, the discovery that John Dorris, Lola's suitor, is in love with her adds tension, propelling the narrative into a web of romance and conflict. Themes of ambition, sacrifice, and the harsh realities of life are introduced, foreshadowing the complexities that will unfold in Lola's journey as she confronts love and ambition against the backdrop of her father’s aspirations and the repercussions of societal pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 423133 2025-06-14T08:24:43.498976 text/html 418313 2021-01-07T08:38:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 1693238 2021-01-07T08:38:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1945892 2025-06-14T08:24:55.562011 application/epub+zip 1942005 2025-06-14T08:24:46.452001 application/epub+zip 236724 2025-06-14T08:24:44.726946 application/epub+zip 2067313 2025-06-14T08:25:02.242952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2028697 2025-06-14T08:24:54.057957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306994 2022-09-16T04:43:05.773967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354159 2025-06-14T08:24:42.434021 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 354014 2021-01-07T08:38:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 132911 2021-01-07T08:38:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 354005 2021-01-07T08:38:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132882 2021-01-07T08:38:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20091 2025-06-14T08:25:02.435865 application/rdf+xml 7940 2025-06-14T08:24:45.309959 image/jpeg 2344 2025-06-14T08:24:45.016947 image/jpeg 1745777 2025-06-14T08:24:43.585000 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