Project Gutenberg 2012-04-13 Public domain in the USA. 200 Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn 1857 1948 Lin, Frank Horn, Gertrude Franklin Mrs. Balfame: A Novel E-text prepared by Robert Cicconetti, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Mrs. Balfame: A Novel" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton is a fiction work written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Mrs. Enid Balfame, a refined and ambitious woman living in the small town of Elsinore, who becomes increasingly disenchanted with her marriage to David Balfame, a complacent and heavy-drinking man. The narrative explores themes of societal expectations, the roles of women, and the darker facets of domestic life as Mrs. Balfame grapples with intense feelings of resentment and contemplation of murder. The opening of the novel reveals Mrs. Balfame's inner turmoil as she attends a meeting of the Friday Club, where she is struck with the chilling idea of killing her husband, reflecting on the years of resentment building toward him. Through her observations during the meeting and her interactions with fellow club members, we see her struggle with societal norms and the undercurrents of her desires for autonomy and respect. As she plans her husband’s demise, the narrative hints at her determination and complexity, portraying her as both a sympathetic character and a figure on the brink of grave moral decisions. The emotional weight and intensity establish a gripping premise for the unfolding drama in her life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Murder -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Mystery fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 568760 2025-06-16T06:18:54.583419 text/html 578419 2012-04-13T09:34:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 228984 2012-04-13T09:37:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 316794 2025-06-16T06:19:05.536352 application/epub+zip 322065 2025-06-16T06:18:58.276396 application/epub+zip 291311 2025-06-16T06:18:56.748383 application/epub+zip 558801 2025-06-16T06:19:11.259327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 508298 2025-06-16T06:19:04.426385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445086 2022-09-18T06:05:26.453666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 526942 2025-06-16T06:18:53.324457 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 526602 2012-04-13T09:31:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 204248 2012-04-13T09:31:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 526614 2012-04-13T09:31:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 204197 2012-04-13T09:31:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21501 2025-06-16T06:19:11.411324 application/rdf+xml 13954 2025-06-16T06:18:57.332393 image/jpeg 3473 2025-06-16T06:18:57.038406 image/jpeg 299694 2025-06-16T06:18:54.637434 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