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 Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 167 Glaspell, Susan 1876 1948 Cook, Susan Cook, Mrs. George Cram Glaspel, Susan Lifted Masks; stories "One of Those Impossible Americans" -- The Plea -- For Love of the Hills -- Freckles M'Grath -- From A to Z -- The Man of Flesh and Blood -- How the Prince Saw America -- The Last Sixty Minutes -- "Out There" -- The Preposterous Motive -- His America -- The Anarchist: His Dog -- At Twilight. Text file produced by Suzanne L. Shell, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Lifted Masks" by Susan Glaspell is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of identity, gender roles, and societal expectations, often intertwining the personal lives of its characters with broader social issues. Through its varied narratives, Glaspell invites readers to question the facades that individuals maintain in society and the reasons behind such pretenses. At the start of "Lifted Masks," the story "One of Those Impossible Americans" introduces us to Virginia, a young American woman in Paris wrestling with her cultural identity while navigating interactions with both locals and fellow countrymen. Her encounter with a burly American man, William P. Johnson, unveils a delicate balance of pride and embarrassment as Virginia attempts to maintain her composure amidst cultural stereotypes. The opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of themes such as national pride and personal connections, as Virginia finds herself both amused by and sympathetic toward William's struggles with shopping in a foreign land. This initial exchange hints at their evolving relationship and underscores the complexity of human connections across cultural divides. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 420777 2025-07-03T11:00:22.336551 text/html 434278 2021-01-27T00:45:37 text/html 218308 2025-07-03T11:00:29.570537 application/epub+zip 221629 2025-07-03T11:00:25.171557 application/epub+zip 205352 2025-07-03T11:00:24.000679 application/epub+zip 400383 2025-07-03T11:00:32.863506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375514 2025-07-03T11:00:28.818536 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346598 2022-09-04T05:42:52.325011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363557 2025-07-03T11:00:21.637551 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 363368 2018-03-15T11:13:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 359232 2013-07-05T13:56:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20916 2025-07-03T11:00:32.995481 application/rdf+xml 13701 2025-07-03T11:00:24.507523 image/jpeg 3519 2025-07-03T11:00:24.255577 image/jpeg 135201 2018-03-16T13:53:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 142296 2021-01-27T00:45:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 134750 2013-07-05T13:56:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 213606 2025-07-03T11:00:22.378579 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia