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Title: The Blue Castle: a novel
Original Publication: United States: Frederick A. Stokes company,1926.
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Castle
Credits: Laura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.)
Summary: "The Blue Castle" by L. M. Montgomery is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Valancy Stirling, a nearly thirty-year-old woman who feels trapped in her life as an unmarried woman in a family that shows little regard for her. The opening of the novel introduces Valancy's bleak existence, characterized by a suffocating home life and a longing for romance and meaning that she has never experienced. At the start of the book, Valancy awakens on a rainy morning weighed down by her impending birthday and the realization of her unfulfilled life. As she reflects on her circumstances, the reader gains insight into her despair and her dreams of an idealized life represented by her fantastical "Blue Castle." She feels oppressed by her family's expectations and by her status as a "hopeless old maid." Valancy's introspection reveals both her sense of humor and her deep-rooted sorrow, setting the stage for the profound changes that her impending fate may bring. The subsequent narrative promises to explore themes of self-discovery and rebellion against familial constraints as Valancy contemplates her situation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942
EBook No.: 67979
Published: May 3, 2022
Downloads: 55718
Language: English
Subject: Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Fiction
Subject: Single women -- Fiction
Subject: Canada -- History -- 1914-1945 -- Fiction
Subject: Romance fiction
Subject: Love -- Fiction
Subject: Young adult fiction
Subject: Choice (Psychology) -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Blue Castle: a novel
Original Publication: United States: Frederick A. Stokes company,1926.
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Castle
Credits: Laura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.)
Summary: "The Blue Castle" by L. M. Montgomery is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Valancy Stirling, a nearly thirty-year-old woman who feels trapped in her life as an unmarried woman in a family that shows little regard for her. The opening of the novel introduces Valancy's bleak existence, characterized by a suffocating home life and a longing for romance and meaning that she has never experienced. At the start of the book, Valancy awakens on a rainy morning weighed down by her impending birthday and the realization of her unfulfilled life. As she reflects on her circumstances, the reader gains insight into her despair and her dreams of an idealized life represented by her fantastical "Blue Castle." She feels oppressed by her family's expectations and by her status as a "hopeless old maid." Valancy's introspection reveals both her sense of humor and her deep-rooted sorrow, setting the stage for the profound changes that her impending fate may bring. The subsequent narrative promises to explore themes of self-discovery and rebellion against familial constraints as Valancy contemplates her situation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942
EBook No.: 67979
Published: May 3, 2022
Downloads: 55718
Language: English
Subject: Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Fiction
Subject: Single women -- Fiction
Subject: Canada -- History -- 1914-1945 -- Fiction
Subject: Romance fiction
Subject: Love -- Fiction
Subject: Young adult fiction
Subject: Choice (Psychology) -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.