Project Gutenberg 2023-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 103 Banning, Margaret Culkin 1891 1982 Spellbinders $aNYC :$bGeorge H. Doran Company, $c1922. Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Spellbinders" by Margaret Culkin Banning is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the interrelations and societal dynamics among women in a politically charged environment, focusing on characters like Gage and Helen Flandon, as they navigate friendship, ambition, and the impact of feminism. The narrative delves into themes of self-identity and the challenges that women face both within the domestic sphere and the public realm. The opening of the novel introduces Gage Flandon and his wife, Helen, as they prepare to meet Helen's assertive friend, Margaret Duffield. Gage expresses his apprehension about strong-minded women, indicating an underlying tension regarding Helen's evolving interests in feminism and politics, which clash with his traditional views. As they arrive at the Brownley home for a gathering, Gage's prejudices against women like Margaret are highlighted through his internal conflict and disapproval of their social influence, setting the stage for complex interactions that will define the relationships among the characters throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/spellbinders00bannrich 20230103040429banning 1922 US Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en City and town life -- Fiction Middle West -- Fiction Women -- Political activity -- Fiction Spouses -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 531204 2025-06-28T13:42:21.511680 text/html 508432 2023-12-22T10:07:21 text/html 462789 2025-06-28T13:42:28.730683 application/epub+zip 468211 2025-06-28T13:42:22.863692 application/epub+zip 349307 2025-06-28T13:42:22.168687 application/epub+zip 638256 2025-06-28T13:42:33.399631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 589122 2025-06-28T13:42:28.009637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486581 2025-06-28T13:42:19.941683 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 466746 2023-12-22T10:07:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16878 2025-06-28T13:42:33.537633 application/rdf+xml 23108 2025-06-28T13:42:22.303690 image/jpeg 2703 2025-06-28T13:42:22.234680 image/jpeg 451989 2025-06-28T13:42:21.555693 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