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 Project Gutenberg 2015-10-10 Public domain in the USA. 214 Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn 1857 1948 Lin, Frank Horn, Gertrude Franklin Hermia Suydam Produced by Mardi Desjardins & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team (http://www.pgdpcanada.net) from page images generously made available by The Internet Archive American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana) "Hermia Suydam" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Hermia Suydam, a girl who grows up amid adversity and familial challenges, as she navigates her journey toward self-discovery and the inherent pursuit of beauty and acceptance in society. The narrative explores themes of personal ambition, societal expectations, and the contrast between inner desires and outer realities. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the Suydam family, with the widow Crosby Suydam returning to her brother-in-law's home alongside her two daughters after the death of her husband. As the household dynamic settles, we learn about the fraught relationships between the characters, particularly between Hermia and her elder sister, Bessie. The opening chapters depict the struggles of the girls growing up under the care of their stern uncle, John Suydam, alongside the introduction of a distant cousin who becomes their tutor. This foundation sets the stage for Hermia's eventual aspirations for beauty and love, highlighting not only her frustrations with her appearance but also the deep-seated longing for a life that transcends the stagnant domesticity she’s been given. The early chapters deftly establish the contrasting worlds of Hermia's dreams and her routine life, leaving the reader poised for her transformation as she inherits a fortune that could change everything. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Widows -- Fiction Families -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 333320 2025-06-20T07:02:22.868714 text/html 308405 2024-10-22T23:14:51 text/html 298162 2025-06-20T07:02:29.794231 application/epub+zip 301567 2025-06-20T07:02:25.050673 application/epub+zip 181852 2025-06-20T07:02:24.072671 application/epub+zip 411628 2025-06-20T07:02:33.582108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364187 2025-06-20T07:02:28.901691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245078 2022-09-22T16:45:55.044994 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280659 2025-06-20T07:02:22.165667 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 260775 2024-10-22T23:14:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16769 2025-06-20T07:02:33.733130 application/rdf+xml 12183 2025-06-20T07:02:24.189661 image/jpeg 1809 2025-06-20T07:02:24.128680 image/jpeg 296600 2025-06-20T07:02:22.900740 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia