Project Gutenberg 2015-06-09 Public domain in the USA. 224 Wells, Carolyn 1862 1942 Houghton, Carolyn Wells Patty—Bride Produced by Mardi Desjardins, Stephen Hutcheson, and the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "Patty—Bride" by Carolyn Wells is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on the life of Patricia "Patty" Fairfield and her romantic entanglements, primarily involving her engagement to Bill Farnsworth and the persistent affections of Philip Van Reypen. As Patty navigates her relationships against the backdrop of societal expectations and personal desires, her character's journey unfolds with a blend of humor and drama. The opening of the novel introduces Patty and Philip in a tense conversation, where Philip expresses his unwillingness to give up on his feelings for Patty, despite her engagement to another man, Bill. As they argue over Patrick's commitment and Philip's hope to win her affection, the reader gets a glimpse into Patty's character—strong-willed yet compassionate, struggling with the dynamics of loyalty and love. The dialogue sets the tone for the ensuing narrative, suggesting the complexities of relationships during a time when traditional roles and duties were merging into more modern interpretations. This chapter establishes the conflict and character dynamics that will likely drive the story forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en War stories Red Cross and Red Crescent -- Juvenile fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction Spies -- Juvenile fiction Marriage customs and rites -- Juvenile fiction Participation -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 385403 2025-09-19T15:14:24.342131 text/html 410998 2015-06-08T19:12:10 text/html 390406 2025-09-19T15:14:32.146053 application/epub+zip 406001 2025-09-19T15:14:26.315017 application/epub+zip 214714 2025-09-19T15:14:25.274047 application/epub+zip 520826 2025-09-19T15:14:35.940007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486351 2025-09-19T15:14:31.066061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299509 2022-09-22T09:49:12.522960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326397 2025-09-19T15:14:22.900111 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 341499 2015-06-08T19:12:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 326637 2015-06-08T19:12:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21842 2025-09-19T15:14:36.083008 application/rdf+xml 13960 2025-09-19T15:14:25.383071 image/jpeg 2111 2025-09-19T15:14:25.329044 image/jpeg 126707 2015-06-08T19:12:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 124856 2015-06-08T19:12:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 384256 2015-06-08T19:12:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 387576 2025-09-19T15:14:24.384106 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 More titles under Wright, Rowland