Project Gutenberg 2020-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 109 Boyce, Neith 1872 1951 23002881 Proud Lady Produced by Karin Spence, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Proud Lady" by Neith Boyce is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers on the life of Mary Lavinia, who navigates complex family dynamics, societal expectations, and her own feelings about love and independence as she contemplates her engagement to Laurence Carlin, a soldier returning from war. As the characters interact against the backdrop of societal class distinctions and personal trials, the novel explores themes of love, duty, and self-discovery. The opening of the story introduces Mary, who is waiting for her mother to return from church while the train carrying returning soldiers approaches. Mary's mixed emotions are palpable as she reflects on her relationship with her mother and her father, who is occupied in his office. When Laurence, the returning soldier, arrives, their reunion is marked by joy and tension as Mary grapples with her feelings towards him. The scene also reveals familial opposition to their union, especially from her mother, highlighting the class divides and the personal struggles each character must confront. The narrative sets the stage for deeper conflicts regarding love, social expectations, and what it means to be true to oneself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Middle West -- Fiction Husband and wife -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 512248 2025-06-25T03:46:29.440932 text/html 502702 2024-10-18T04:04:20 text/html 318079 2025-06-25T03:46:36.559905 application/epub+zip 316653 2025-06-25T03:46:30.385970 application/epub+zip 309305 2025-06-25T03:46:29.899991 application/epub+zip 438559 2025-06-25T03:46:41.285961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383706 2025-06-25T03:46:36.031914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376580 2022-09-28T07:25:22.235686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474648 2023-09-27T03:46:51.901742 text/plain 454644 2024-10-18T04:04:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16802 2025-06-25T03:46:41.413897 application/rdf+xml 14723 2025-06-25T03:46:29.997936 image/jpeg 2072 2025-06-25T03:46:29.948961 image/jpeg 238690 2025-06-25T03:46:29.485956 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