Project Gutenberg 2025-04-03 Public domain in the USA. 129 Warner, William Henry De Witte, Ysabel Kaplan, De Witte Witte, Ysabel De Kaplan, Ysabel De Witte Blumenschein, E. L. (Ernest Leonard) 1874 1960 Blumenschein, Ernest Leonard 19003997 Mothers of men $aNew York :$bTemple Scott, $c1919. Al Haines "Mothers of Men" by William Henry Warner and De Witte Kaplan is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story likely centers on the struggles and emotional development of a young woman named Marie, who is forced by circumstance to navigate the world largely on her own after the death of her father. The novel explores themes of loss, poverty, vulnerability, and the search for belonging in a society that can be both indifferent and predatory, particularly toward women of limited means and support. The opening of the novel introduces Marie Helmar, a gentle, sheltered girl who has just lost her father and is left with almost nothing to secure her future. Unable to remain in her childhood home, she must quickly seek both shelter and a means to support herself. Helped by the loyal housekeeper Minna, Marie finds a modest room with the kindly Schultz family, but struggles to find steady work with her limited skills. Eventually, she accepts employment singing in a bohemian Vienna café, where the attention she receives exposes her both to kindness and exploitation. Her vulnerability is heightened by the persistent interest of Captain Von Pfaffen, an older, enigmatic officer who initially seems protective, but ultimately takes advantage of her innocence. As Marie’s circumstances deteriorate, she is swept into a dependent relationship with Von Pfaffen, left isolated and increasingly uncertain about her future, highlighting the precariousness faced by women without resources or social power in her time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/mothersofmen00warniala/mode/2up 20250329093346warner 1919 US Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction Paris (France) -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Spy stories Vienna (Austria) -- Fiction Spouses -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 505306 2025-07-30T05:14:32.760300 text/html 481584 2025-04-03T13:43:55 text/html 469289 2025-07-30T05:14:38.865233 application/epub+zip 475839 2025-07-30T05:14:33.605276 application/epub+zip 243224 2025-07-30T05:14:33.165285 application/epub+zip 617843 2025-07-30T05:14:42.756227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 599686 2025-07-30T05:14:38.448259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464688 2025-07-30T05:14:31.278293 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 444944 2025-04-03T13:43:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17574 2025-07-30T05:14:42.913227 application/rdf+xml 9149 2025-07-30T05:14:33.270255 image/jpeg 1683 2025-07-30T05:14:33.217293 image/jpeg 663731 2025-07-30T05:14:32.809257 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