Project Gutenberg 2012-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 345 MacKenzie, Compton 1883 1972 Mackenzie, Anthony Edward Montagu Compton Mackenzie, Compton, Sir The Vanity Girl Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vanity_Girl Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "The Vanity Girl" by Compton Mackenzie is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the life of Norah Caffyn, an ambitious young woman who is navigating the complexities of family life and personal aspirations within the constraints of a traditional household. As she grapples with her burgeoning beauty and desire for independence, her character stands out against the backdrop of suburban domesticity in West Kensington. The beginning of the narrative introduces readers to the dull yet revealing world of Lonsdale Road, where Norah lives with her numerous siblings and her overbearing father, Mr. Caffyn. The household dynamics are humorously depicted as Norah longs for freedom from societal and parental expectations. The interplay of her aspirations, particularly her desire to pursue a career on stage, contrasts sharply with her father's conservative viewpoint, leading to friction within the family. Norah's determination to escape her current life culminates in a decision to forsake an engagement to her suitor, Wilfred Curlew, in favor of chasing her dreams in the theater—a decision that sets the stage for her transformation and pursuit of identity outside her family's shadow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39422/39422-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 68.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Social classes -- England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 745442 2025-07-16T05:47:46.546133 text/html 752257 2012-04-10T16:53:34 text/html 593688 2025-07-16T05:47:54.122610 application/epub+zip 603437 2025-07-16T05:47:47.539698 application/epub+zip 354982 2025-07-16T05:47:47.045125 application/epub+zip 811828 2025-07-16T05:47:59.273589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 774526 2025-07-16T05:47:53.548611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524333 2022-09-18T05:53:12.329631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 712854 2025-07-16T05:47:45.377129 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 712716 2012-04-10T16:53:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 712712 2012-04-10T16:53:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21968 2025-07-16T05:47:59.416557 application/rdf+xml 17256 2025-07-16T05:47:47.132128 image/jpeg 2355 2025-07-16T05:47:47.089123 image/jpeg 275276 2012-04-10T16:53:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 575026 2012-04-10T16:53:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 275189 2012-04-10T16:53:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 582273 2025-07-16T05:47:46.611145 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