Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 136 Moore, George 1852 1933 Moore, George Augustus Rhone, Lady Celibates Mildred Lawson -- John Norton -- Agnes Lahens Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Celibates" by George Moore is a novel first published in the late 19th century. The book explores the lives of three central characters—Mildred Lawson, John Norton, and Agnes Lahens—all of whom navigate the complexities of desire, societal expectations, and personal aspirations within a modern civilization. The story delves into their celibacy, driven by either nature or circumstance, revealing the emotional turmoil and existential reflections that accompany their unfulfilled lives. The beginning of "Celibates" sets the stage by introducing Mildred Lawson, a woman grappling with her independence and the societal pressures of marriage. As she lies awake in the heat of the night, she reflects on her engagement to Alfred Stanby, feeling suffocated by the conventional path that marriage represents. Her ambitions lean towards art, and she yearns for a life beyond domesticity. Through her memories and desires, readers are given a profound insight into her character's dissatisfaction with societal norms, as she contemplates what it means to pursue a vocation in a world that largely confines women to traditional roles. This opening portion invites readers to explore the struggle between individual aspirations and societal expectations, making it clear that the journey ahead will be rich with psychological depth and social critique. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 608416 2025-07-03T06:04:35.377789 text/html 608237 2025-01-09T21:20:37.012905 text/html 284358 2025-07-03T06:04:43.357769 application/epub+zip 293707 2025-07-03T06:04:37.239812 application/epub+zip 293707 2025-07-03T06:04:36.098875 application/epub+zip 504221 2025-07-03T06:04:48.143822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456727 2025-07-03T06:04:42.527760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427191 2022-09-03T09:44:31.027830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 548647 2025-07-03T06:04:34.920854 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 543797 2020-12-29T08:40:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17408 2025-07-03T06:04:48.266743 application/rdf+xml 10250 2025-07-03T06:04:36.579798 image/jpeg 2893 2025-07-03T06:04:36.338842 image/jpeg 203196 2020-12-29T08:40:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 279575 2025-07-03T06:04:35.422834 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