Project Gutenberg 2019-04-28 Public domain in the USA. 115 Waln, Nora 1895 1964 22007109 The Street of Precious Pearls E-text prepared by MWS, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Street of Precious Pearls" by Nora Waln is a fictional narrative written in the early 20th century. This novel explores the life of a young Chinese girl, Yen Kuei Ping, and her experiences as she navigates the complexities of family expectations, marriage, and personal ambitions in a traditional Chinese society. The book paints a vivid portrait of women's roles and the cultural significance of pearls as symbols of wealth and identity in Chinese culture. The storyline follows Kuei Ping's journey from childhood through her marriage to Chia Fuh Tang and their subsequent life in Peking. Initially bound by her family's traditions and expectations, Kuei Ping slowly begins to explore her own identity and desires, struggling between her roles as a wife and daughter while yearning for personal freedom and fulfillment. As she faces tragedies, including the loss of children and her husband's decline, Kuei Ping is ultimately driven by love and her commitment to her family. The narrative culminates in her decision to pursue a life of service in her community while holding on to her heritage, exemplifying her growth as an individual who learns to harmonize her traditional upbringing with her aspirations for freedom and change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Women -- China DS Text Category: Novels 112982 2025-07-23T13:04:07.293856 text/html 111430 2019-04-28T12:59:19 text/html 112678 2025-07-23T13:04:10.196794 application/epub+zip 110375 2025-07-23T13:04:07.865841 application/epub+zip 96355 2025-07-23T13:04:07.563806 application/epub+zip 148471 2025-07-23T13:04:12.091801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128152 2025-07-23T13:04:09.890850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114436 2022-09-26T23:07:56.478815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94876 2025-07-23T13:04:07.052863 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 94838 2020-06-15T04:04:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18007 2025-07-23T13:04:12.217804 application/rdf+xml 12457 2025-07-23T13:04:07.640826 image/jpeg 2038 2025-07-23T13:04:07.600832 image/jpeg 35844 2020-06-15T04:04:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 98577 2019-04-28T13:01:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 130974 2025-07-23T13:04:07.308805 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