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Mrs. Pendleton's Four-in-hand
Mrs. Pendleton, who has been a pronounced flit in her married life, becomes a widow at twenty-four, and receives simultaneous offers of marriage from four admirers--fadedpage.com.
The Living Present
'The Living Present' is a non-fiction text by Atherton about her stay in France during which she became deeply acquainted with its people, customs, and traditions. The book reads like a study of French life at the time – replete with vibrancy, cultural peculiarities and sheer spirit. Atherton was greatly influenced by and enamoured with French culture, and this led in turn to this epistolary ode in honour of France and the French people. Her feminist side is also at play, with Atherton paying close attention to the lives and mores of French women of the day all throughout the course of the book. A highly recommended reading to fans of Gertrude Atherton and Francophiles. 'The Living Present...
The Avalanche
The Avalanche author: Gertrude Atherton A wealthy businessman investigates his young and lovely wife -- and finds her history hides complications he hadn't anticipated.
Sleeping Fires
There was no Burlingame in the Sixties, the Western Addition was a desert of sand dunes and the goats gambolled through the rocky gulches of Nob Hill. But San Francisco had its Rincon Hill and South Park, Howard and Fulsom and Harrison Streets, coldly aloof from the tumultuous hot heart of the City north of Market Street. In this residence section the sidewalks were also wooden and uneven and the streets muddy in winter and dusty in summer, but the houses, some of which had "come round the Horn," were large, simple, and stately. Those on the three long streets had deep gardens before them, with willow trees and oaks above the flower beds, quaint ugly statues, and fountains that were sometimes dry. The narrower houses of South Park crowded one another about the oval enclosure and their common garden was the smaller oval of green and roses.
Life in the War Zone
PARIS, August 8, 1916. rance to-day is sharply divided into two sections; within the greater you can come and go almost as freely as before the war. All that is necessary is a sauf conduit easily obtained from your commissaire de police, which you are never called upon to exhibit. But the other, the Zone des Armées, in common parlance the war or military zone! There is only one thing in France more difficult of contact, and that is a member of the middle or lower bourgeoisie. For nearly three months now I have felt like an inverted snob trying to ingratiate myself with, or even to meet members, of that curious caste which exists only in France; a caste reserved, proud, suspicious, intensive...
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The Living Present (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)
Work from American novelist whose novels are often characterised by strong heroines who pursue independent lives.
The Sisters-In-Law
Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton's novel 'The Sisters-In-Law' is a fascinating exploration of the complexities of family dynamics, class distinctions, and societal expectations in early 20th century America. Written with a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of human nature, Atherton's literary style is characterized by rich character development and vivid descriptions of the California landscape. The novel is set against the backdrop of the San Francisco elite, offering a unique glimpse into the lives of the wealthy and privileged. Atherton's unique perspective as a female author provides a refreshing take on the traditional themes of marriage, love, and duty. 'The Sisters-In-Law' i...
The Gorgeous Isle
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The long street rising and falling and rising again until its farthest crest high in the east seemed to brush the fading stars, was deserted even by the private watch-men that guarded the homes of the apprehensive in the Western Addition. Alexina darted across and into the shadows of the avenue that led up to her old-fashioned home, a relic of San Francisco's "early days," perched high on the steepest of the casual hills in that city of a hundred hills.
