Project Gutenberg 2014-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 175 Whitlock, Brand 1869 1934 Christy, Howard Chandler 1873 1952 The Happy Average Produced by Peter Bayes, Roger Frank and the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "The Happy Average" by Brand Whitlock is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the life of a young man, Glenn Marley, who has just graduated from college and is navigating his feelings for Lavinia Blair amidst the social dynamics of a small town. As he grapples with his aspirations and romantic interests, the novel explores themes of youth, ambition, and the complexities of love. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to Glenn Marley and his friend Lawrence, who are visiting the Carter household. Glenn feels nervous about meeting Lavinia and struggles with the pressure to impress her and the others present. As the evening unfolds, there's playful banter among the young people, highlighting Glenn's awkwardness and his budding connection with Lavinia. The opening chapter sets up the romantic tension and social expectations that will influence Glenn's journey, while also revealing his insecurities and aspirations for a future as a lawyer. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45728/45728-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en United States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction Betrothal -- Fiction Middle West -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 415913 2025-06-18T13:41:14.526158 text/html 395261 2024-10-24T07:25:41 text/html 287320 2025-06-18T13:41:20.924139 application/epub+zip 286965 2025-06-18T13:41:15.436213 application/epub+zip 229181 2025-06-18T13:41:14.913248 application/epub+zip 382272 2025-06-18T13:41:25.355125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355658 2025-06-18T13:41:20.441173 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298106 2022-09-20T19:48:35.042107 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366467 2023-09-20T04:06:58.851093 text/plain 346720 2024-10-24T07:25:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16953 2025-06-18T13:41:25.535115 application/rdf+xml 22081 2025-06-18T13:41:15.018142 image/jpeg 3566 2025-06-18T13:41:14.966169 image/jpeg 236281 2025-06-18T13:41:14.566210 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