Project Gutenberg 2013-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 114 Peard, Frances Mary 1835 1923 Peard, Frances M. (Frances Mary) The Career of Claudia Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Career of Claudia" by Frances Mary Peard is a novel written in the late 19th century. This story primarily follows the life of a young woman named Claudia Hamilton, who arrives at the home of her three cousins after the death of her mother. As she embarks on this new chapter of her life, she contemplates her ambitions and the potential for independence in a society that often restricts women's opportunities. The opening of the novel introduces Claudia, who is initially surprised not to be met at the train station by her cousins. Dismissing her momentary disappointment, she reflects on her decision to live with them as a choice driven by curiosity and a desire for independence, rather than familial obligation. As she settles into her new environment, her fresh ambitions for a career in landscape gardening begin to surface. The interactions with her cousins reveal dynamics of both admiration and skepticism towards her unconventional aspirations, setting the stage for developments in her character and relationships with the people around her, including her cousin Harry Hilton and the critical Miss Emily, as well as Captain Fenwick, who hints at a budding romantic subplot. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Feminists -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature 396330 2025-06-17T12:14:32.604099 text/html 411516 2013-07-08T11:24:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 198075 2025-06-17T12:14:40.565098 application/epub+zip 204957 2025-06-17T12:14:35.064070 application/epub+zip 204958 2025-06-17T12:14:33.657062 application/epub+zip 365619 2025-06-17T12:14:44.596040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347599 2025-06-17T12:14:39.692081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324905 2022-09-19T17:00:53.682773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340280 2023-09-18T15:19:16.710215 text/plain 16390 2025-06-17T12:14:44.762014 application/rdf+xml 11358 2025-06-17T12:14:34.257067 image/jpeg 2978 2025-06-17T12:14:33.949059 image/jpeg 191100 2025-06-17T12:14:32.637113 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