Project Gutenberg 2014-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 244 Broster, D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) 1877 1950 Broster, Dorothy Kathleen Taylor, G. Winifred (Gertrude Winifred) 1882 Taylor, Gertrude Winifred Taylor, G. W. The Vision Splendid Produced by Al Haines "The Vision Splendid" by D. K. Broster and G. Winifred Taylor is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of early 19th century England, the story revolves around the life of Horatia Grenville, a well-educated yet unmarried woman navigating societal expectations and personal aspirations. The narrative unfolds in her picturesque garden, where she grapples with her desire for intellectual fulfillment while contending with the pressures of marriage and domesticity. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Horatia as she enjoys her summer afternoon, ostensibly reading Plato, yet lost in her thoughts about the roles women play in society. We learn about her unconventional upbringing as a parson's daughter and her aversion to societal norms that expect women to prioritize marriage over personal ambition. Encounters with Tristram Hungerford, a family friend who has proposed to her in the past, set the tone for a deepening relationship fraught with unspoken feelings. The narrative hints at emerging tensions as societal currents of the period shift, blending themes of individual desire with the expectations of family and society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45074/45074-rst/images/img-cover.jpg Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Oxford movement -- Fiction British -- France -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction French -- England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 912414 2025-07-18T09:09:22.954742 text/html 905616 2024-10-24T03:46:55 text/html 392962 2025-07-18T09:09:40.569609 application/epub+zip 929469 2025-01-18T09:45:56.786153 application/pdf 929469 2025-01-18T09:45:39.156180 application/pdf 416847 2025-07-18T09:09:29.597690 application/epub+zip 416846 2025-07-18T09:09:25.574690 application/epub+zip 625961 2025-07-18T09:09:46.789653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 580020 2025-07-18T09:09:37.731645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 580602 2022-09-20T15:00:55.434301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 800414 2025-07-18T09:09:21.492750 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 805050 2015-08-17T09:16:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 801227 2015-08-17T09:17:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 801232 2015-08-17T09:17:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28847 2025-07-18T09:09:46.938587 application/rdf+xml 792917 2025-07-18T09:09:21.125705 text/x-rst 792917 2015-08-17T09:16:54 text/x-rst 12048 2025-07-18T09:09:27.190707 image/jpeg 1711 2025-07-18T09:09:26.550698 image/jpeg 310146 2015-08-17T09:16:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 309320 2015-08-17T09:17:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 374211 2015-08-17T09:17:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 354487 2015-08-17T09:16:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 309042 2015-08-17T09:17:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 358670 2025-07-18T09:09:23.027742 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 en.wikipedia