Project Gutenberg 2020-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 177 Mason, Caroline Atwater 1853 1939 00006272 A Woman of Yesterday E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "A Woman of Yesterday" by Caroline Atwater Mason is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Anna Mallison, a reflective and earnest young woman whose life is interwoven with themes of religious devotion, personal sacrifice, and the quest for identity. Set against the backdrop of a small Vermont village in 1869, Anna prepares for a significant moment in her life—the day she will be received into the church, which she sees as a pivotal transition marking the end of her childhood and the beginning of a more solemn and self-examining adult life. The opening portion introduces Anna as she quietly navigates her surroundings, revealing her internal struggles and aspirations. She is depicted as thoughtful and somewhat conflicted about her place in the world, particularly in the face of her father's stern yet loving guidance. The narrative provides glimpses into her character development as she grapples with the expectations of religion, her love for poetry, and the emotional legacy of her father's former passion for literature, which he abandoned for a religious life. As Anna prepares for her church admission, she contemplates the weight of her choices and the spiritual conflict that fuels her journey toward self-discovery and commitment to serving others. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Children of clergy -- Fiction Women -- Fiction United States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction Religion -- Fiction Husband and wife -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Religion/Spirituality 677586 2025-07-25T08:17:13.729326 text/html 660006 2024-10-18T07:22:50 text/html 501114 2025-07-25T08:17:22.463350 application/epub+zip 512394 2025-07-25T08:17:15.462328 application/epub+zip 337312 2025-07-25T08:17:14.643320 application/epub+zip 686588 2025-07-25T08:17:27.915282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646130 2025-07-25T08:17:21.623342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471182 2022-09-28T16:44:07.513198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 604309 2025-07-25T08:17:12.701342 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 584411 2024-10-18T07:22:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17403 2025-07-25T08:17:28.067259 application/rdf+xml 15511 2025-07-25T08:17:14.755335 image/jpeg 2400 2025-07-25T08:17:14.700319 image/jpeg 472265 2025-07-25T08:17:13.783367 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