Project Gutenberg 2022-11-24 Public domain in the USA. 214 Castle, Agnes 1860 1922 Castle, Agnes Sweetman Sweetman, Agnes Castle, Mrs. Egerton Castle, Egerton 1858 1920 Pamela Pounce: A tale of tempestuous petticoats David Garcia, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Pamela Pounce: A Tale of Tempestuous Petticoats" by Agnes Castle and Egerton Castle is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers on Pamela Pounce, a milliner's assistant, who navigates the complexities of high society and fashion in 18th-century England, including her experiences working under the notorious Madame Eglantine. The narrative explores themes of ambition, femininity, and social ranking, particularly through the lens of Pamela's character as she learns to assert herself within the fashion world. At the start of the book, we meet Pamela Pounce, who reflects on her past while working tirelessly in Madame Eglantine’s Parisian hat shop. She is abruptly dismissed by her employer following a confrontation involving the lascivious Monsieur Ildefonse. Feeling both relieved and apprehensive, Pamela returns to London with limited resources and a determination to make her mark in the world of fashion. The dynamics of her relationships and the challenges she faces in a new environment, including the condescension from her Aunt Lydia and the struggles of working in a subordinate role, set the stage for her growth and the adventures that await her as she seeks to establish herself in the bustling society of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en London (England) -- Fiction Romance fiction Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820 -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature Category: Fashion 639008 2025-07-27T11:34:32.119416 text/html 613549 2024-10-19T02:07:58 text/html 992747 2025-07-27T11:34:41.775333 application/epub+zip 990398 2025-07-27T11:34:34.392386 application/epub+zip 758033 2025-07-27T11:34:33.096436 application/epub+zip 1743596 2025-07-27T11:34:47.020354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1476224 2025-07-27T11:34:40.741590 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 592282 2025-07-27T11:34:30.876389 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 572262 2024-10-19T02:07:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17306 2025-07-27T11:34:47.171308 application/rdf+xml 20113 2025-07-27T11:34:33.440405 image/jpeg 2441 2025-07-27T11:34:33.266376 image/jpeg 1626973 2025-07-27T11:34:32.183456 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 en.wikipedia