Project Gutenberg 2013-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 171 Scott, Evelyn 1893 1963 Metcalfe, Elsie Dunn Wellman Wellman, Elsie Dunn Dunn, Elsie Scott, Evelyn D. (Evelyn Dunn) Narcissus Produced by Clare Graham & Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) "Narcissus" by Evelyn Scott is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is centered around the complexities of identity and relationships as experienced by Julia, the main character, who grapples with her sense of self amidst her romantic entanglements and societal expectations. Julia's internal struggles and her interactions with her lover, Dudley Allen, and her husband, Laurence Farley, set the stage for exploration of themes like love, betrayal, and the search for personal autonomy. The opening of the novel introduces Julia as a woman who is both self-aware and conflicted. Initially, she revels in her beauty and independence as she prepares to meet Dudley, but as their relationship unfolds, it becomes clear that her feelings for him are complicated. Dudley, too, struggles with his own insecurities and the nature of their connection, which oscillates between tenderness and resentment. Their encounter reveals a painful dynamic marked by emotional dependency and misunderstanding. As the scene develops, Julia's perceptions of herself and the men in her life become intricate and layered, hinting at the depth of her character and the overarching themes of self-exploration and intimacy that will be examined throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 331913 2025-09-17T08:02:56.351811 text/html 310935 2024-10-23T15:10:10 text/html 194340 2025-09-17T08:03:01.820755 application/epub+zip 198444 2025-09-17T08:02:58.066770 application/epub+zip 198444 2025-09-17T08:02:56.988787 application/epub+zip 344310 2025-09-17T08:03:04.699755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333959 2025-09-17T08:03:01.171761 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305054 2022-09-19T12:20:03.762908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323103 2025-09-17T08:02:55.892769 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 303417 2024-10-23T15:10:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16307 2025-09-17T08:03:04.818722 application/rdf+xml 12439 2025-09-17T08:02:57.476771 image/jpeg 3288 2025-09-17T08:02:57.230793 image/jpeg 193343 2025-09-17T08:02:56.378790 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