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Title: The heel of Achilles
Original Publication: New York: The MacMillan Company, 1921.
Credits: Emmanuel Ackerman, 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)
Summary: "The Heel of Achilles" by E. M. Delafield is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the character Lydia Raymond, a precocious and introspective twelve-year-old orphan who faces the complications of her new life with her aunts and grandfather after her mother’s death. The narrative explores themes of individuality, grief, and the quest for autonomy within the confines of family expectations and the rigidity of social norms. The opening of the novel introduces Lydia as she reflects on her status as an orphan, revealing her feelings of neglect amid the well-intended but suffocating care of her relatives. As the chapters unfold, Lydia grapples with the attention of her family members who are more concerned about their grief than her own feelings. The text provides a rich backdrop of early 20th-century British society, showcasing Lydia's keen observations about her relatives' behaviors and expectations. Through her experiences, we witness her attempts to carve out her own identity while navigating the complex dynamics of her new household, underlining her journey of self-discovery and assertion against the backdrop of familial obligations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Delafield, E. M., 1890-1943
EBook No.: 73352
Published: Apr 7, 2024
Downloads: 195
Language: English
Subject: Orphans -- Fiction
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
Subject: Bildungsromans
Subject: Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
Subject: Girls -- Fiction
Subject: England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction
Subject: Families -- Fiction
Subject: Egoism -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The heel of Achilles
Original Publication: New York: The MacMillan Company, 1921.
Credits: Emmanuel Ackerman, 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)
Summary: "The Heel of Achilles" by E. M. Delafield is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the character Lydia Raymond, a precocious and introspective twelve-year-old orphan who faces the complications of her new life with her aunts and grandfather after her mother’s death. The narrative explores themes of individuality, grief, and the quest for autonomy within the confines of family expectations and the rigidity of social norms. The opening of the novel introduces Lydia as she reflects on her status as an orphan, revealing her feelings of neglect amid the well-intended but suffocating care of her relatives. As the chapters unfold, Lydia grapples with the attention of her family members who are more concerned about their grief than her own feelings. The text provides a rich backdrop of early 20th-century British society, showcasing Lydia's keen observations about her relatives' behaviors and expectations. Through her experiences, we witness her attempts to carve out her own identity while navigating the complex dynamics of her new household, underlining her journey of self-discovery and assertion against the backdrop of familial obligations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Delafield, E. M., 1890-1943
EBook No.: 73352
Published: Apr 7, 2024
Downloads: 195
Language: English
Subject: Orphans -- Fiction
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
Subject: Bildungsromans
Subject: Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
Subject: Girls -- Fiction
Subject: England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction
Subject: Families -- Fiction
Subject: Egoism -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.