Project Gutenberg 2024-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 101 Taylor, Mary Imlay 1878 1938 Taylor, M. Imlay (Mary Imlay) 20007514 The wild fawn $aUnited States :$bMoffat, Yard and Company, $c1920. D A Alexander, 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) "The Wild Fawn" by Mary Imlay Taylor is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story seems to revolve around the Carter family and their complex dynamics following the unexpected marriage of their eldest son, William, to a French girl named Fanchon la Fare. The narrative explores themes of familial loyalty, social expectations, and the tensions that arise from sudden changes in relationship status, particularly as it impacts the family’s social standing. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Mrs. Carter, who is anxiously awaiting news from her son, William, who has been in Japan for over a year and is expected to return soon. The family dynamics become evident as Mrs. Carter's worries about his silence in correspondence are interspersed with her husband’s dismissive attitude. When Mrs. Carter finally receives a letter from William revealing his marriage to Fanchon, the family's reactions reveal a mix of shock, disbelief, and concern about their reputation and expectations. The story sets the stage for deeper conflicts as characters like Daniel, William's brother, grapple with their feelings about this new family member, and the social implications of William's impulsive decision. The opening chapters effectively establish a tone of familial tension and societal scrutiny that will likely unfold throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433112007657&view=1up&seq=1 20230420134857taylor 1920 us Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Women dancers -- France -- Fiction Businessmen -- Virginia -- Fiction Upper class -- Virginia -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 530642 2025-07-29T03:56:18.317608 text/html 505943 2024-02-06T23:45:02 text/html 728174 2025-07-29T03:56:26.597574 application/epub+zip 724507 2025-07-29T03:56:20.061616 application/epub+zip 471044 2025-07-29T03:56:19.088664 application/epub+zip 1555438 2025-07-29T03:56:31.466596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1266287 2025-07-29T03:56:25.651576 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478097 2025-07-29T03:56:16.664629 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 458237 2024-02-06T23:45:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16271 2025-07-29T03:56:31.615541 application/rdf+xml 16551 2025-07-29T03:56:19.334605 image/jpeg 1894 2025-07-29T03:56:19.208621 image/jpeg 1085351 2025-07-29T03:56:18.384620 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