Project Gutenberg 2013-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 152 Putnam, Nina Wilcox 1888 1962 It Pays to Smile Produced by Annie McGuire. This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print archive. "It Pays to Smile" by Nina Wilcox Putnam is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces readers to Freedom Talbot, a woman who embarks on a journey of self-discovery, breaking societal norms by seeking employment in a world that expects women to be primarily homemakers. Set against the backdrop of changing times, the narrative explores themes of independence, familial relationships, and adventure as Freedom steps out of her sheltered life and into one filled with unexpected opportunities. The opening of the novel presents Freedom as she reflects on her family’s prominent Boston lineage and her struggle to assert herself amidst her sister Euphemia's traditional views. During a dinner conversation, Freedom resolves to seek employment to alleviate their financial struggles, a bold step for a woman of her status. Soon after, she discovers an intriguing advertisement seeking a chaperone for a young girl, which leads to her decision to pursue this unusual opportunity. The stage is set for Freedom's adventures as she ventures out into the world, ready to embrace the opportunities—and challenges—that her new job may bring. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 502429 2025-09-17T09:21:09.057466 text/html 486858 2024-10-23T16:00:43 text/html 278167 2025-09-17T09:21:17.699448 application/epub+zip 282687 2025-09-17T09:21:12.005455 application/epub+zip 263752 2025-09-17T09:21:10.803448 application/epub+zip 493184 2025-09-17T09:21:22.071395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456171 2025-09-17T09:21:16.860486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426078 2022-09-19T14:16:26.099272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462335 2025-09-17T09:21:08.168509 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 442584 2024-10-23T16:00:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16257 2025-09-17T09:21:22.195416 application/rdf+xml 13665 2025-09-17T09:21:11.296482 image/jpeg 3685 2025-09-17T09:21:11.049465 image/jpeg 262196 2025-09-17T09:21:09.098519 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