Project Gutenberg 2011-06-08 Public domain in the USA. 305 Johnson, Owen 1878 1952 Johnson, Owen McMahon Shinn, Everett 1876 1953 The Salamander Produced by David Garcia, Pat McCoy, Rick Niles and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Salamander" by Owen Johnson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The novel explores the lives of young women in New York City against the backdrop of social change and economic independence. The main character, Doré Baxter, embodies the archetype of the "Salamander," a spirited young woman navigating the complexities of a modern society that both attracts and repulses her. The opening of the book introduces us to the vibrant, chaotic world inhabited by Doré and her peers, who live in a boarding house and seek excitement amidst the trials of their ambition. The narrative reveals their playful conversations and their aspirations, interspersed with hints of the underlying seriousness of their lives as they balance the thrill of exploration with the harsh realities of their social circumstances. Doré is portrayed as a charismatic figure, eager for adventure and autonomy, embodying the spirit of the new generation of women challenging societal norms. The reader is drawn into her world of curiosity, where the thrill of living is painted vividly against the darker undertones of societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36355/36355-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Young women -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: Novels Category: American Literature 846483 2025-08-14T16:33:17.701828 text/html 863847 2011-06-08T12:33:38 text/html 1504577 2025-08-14T16:33:31.908820 application/epub+zip 1507017 2025-08-14T16:33:20.693856 application/epub+zip 392250 2025-08-14T16:33:18.643819 application/epub+zip 2287375 2025-08-14T16:33:39.696260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2210969 2025-08-14T16:33:29.250807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569052 2022-09-16T15:00:29.285093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 773108 2025-08-14T16:33:15.049898 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 772699 2011-06-08T12:33:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 772690 2011-06-08T12:33:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21709 2025-08-14T16:33:39.881200 application/rdf+xml 15015 2025-08-14T16:33:18.756801 image/jpeg 2300 2025-08-14T16:33:18.701820 image/jpeg 299860 2011-06-08T12:33:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 1449002 2011-06-08T12:33:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 299740 2011-06-08T12:33:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 1445995 2025-08-14T16:33:17.810818 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 en.wikipedia