Project Gutenberg 2019-09-16 Public domain in the USA. 113 Bell, J. J. (John Joy) 1871 1934 Bell, John Joy Kitty Carstairs Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Carstairs This etext was transcribed by Les Bowler "Kitty Carstairs" by J. J. Bell is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Kitty Carstairs, a young woman living in a dull village, who longs for adventure and independence from her oppressive relatives. The narrative unfolds her struggles with familial expectations and unrequited affection, particularly with Colin Hayward, who feels suffocated by his own family's ambitions for him. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to Kitty as she watches the London mail train pass through her village, sparking her dreams of departure. Kitty is soon confronted by Colin Hayward, who has just returned home after failing yet again to meet his family's expectations of him. Their conversation reveals both of their discontent with their respective lives and hints at Kitty's desire to escape the confines of her aunt and uncle's household. The opening chapters vividly depict Kitty's emotional landscape as she navigates her unacknowledged feelings for Colin while also facing the pressure from her relatives to marry a man named Alec Symington, whom she detests. The intricate dynamics of their relationships set the stage for Kitty's quest for personal freedom and self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 368829 2025-07-24T05:57:36.078543 text/html 392378 2019-09-16T15:17:20 text/html 188231 2025-07-24T05:57:41.675521 application/epub+zip 190722 2025-07-24T05:57:36.951501 application/epub+zip 189976 2025-07-24T05:57:36.494519 application/epub+zip 315132 2025-07-24T05:57:45.339500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269715 2025-07-24T05:57:40.996553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269268 2022-09-27T08:42:15.403427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332116 2025-07-24T05:57:35.279513 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 332284 2019-09-16T15:17:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18230 2025-07-24T05:57:45.513466 application/rdf+xml 19834 2025-07-24T05:57:36.576514 image/jpeg 2555 2025-07-24T05:57:36.534517 image/jpeg 125016 2019-09-16T15:27:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 172972 2019-09-16T15:27:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 171906 2025-07-24T05:57:36.110523 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