Project Gutenberg 2010-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 292 Kelly, Eleanor Mercein 1880 1968 Mercein, Eleanor Mercien, Eleanor Kelly Kelly, Mrs. (Eleanor) Why Joan? Produced by David Garcia, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) "Why Joan?" by Eleanor Mercein Kelly is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the protagonist, young Joan Darcy, who has just graduated from a convent school and embarks on a journey back home, grappling with her emotions and the weight of her past, particularly the absence of her deceased mother. As Joan faces the realities of her family's situation, including the impact of wealth and social status, she navigates her relationships and seeks to carve out her identity amidst changes in her life. The opening of the novel introduces Joan as she travels in a Pullman, reflecting on her recent graduation and the bittersweet feelings surrounding it. Observing the various passengers, she reveals her inner thoughts, emotions of loss, and a mix of pride and vulnerability. The narrative builds on her memories of her mother and the anticipation of returning home, while setting the stage for the complexities of her family dynamics, particularly with her father, Richard Darcy, and a looming sense of responsibility that comes with adult life. As Joan assesses her expectations versus the reality awaiting her, the groundwork is laid for her emotional journey and the challenges she will encounter in relation to her father’s new marriage and her own identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Kentucky -- Fiction Louisville (Ky.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 729874 2025-06-14T08:49:28.097728 text/html 737352 2010-12-31T17:36:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 300640 2010-12-31T17:36:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 382833 2025-06-14T08:49:40.900729 application/epub+zip 394714 2025-06-14T08:49:31.967759 application/epub+zip 358010 2025-06-14T08:49:30.354748 application/epub+zip 683017 2025-06-14T08:49:48.154621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 636665 2025-06-14T08:49:39.825728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 586367 2022-09-16T05:10:14.371802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696265 2025-06-14T08:49:26.220799 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 696058 2010-12-31T17:36:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 276897 2010-12-31T17:36:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 696057 2010-12-31T17:36:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 276756 2010-12-31T17:36:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21021 2025-06-14T08:49:48.315636 application/rdf+xml 13971 2025-06-14T08:49:30.965733 image/jpeg 3669 2025-06-14T08:49:30.657708 image/jpeg 372980 2025-06-14T08:49:28.166763 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