02599cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000380012624500210016426400510018530000470023633600260028333700260030933800360033550000310037150501640040250801810056652012690074753400750201665300280209165300360211965300630215585600430221871050UtSlPG20260610134637.0mcr n260607r20231924utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a24024601  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aSherman, Stuart Pratt,d1881-192610aMy dear Cornelia 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2023-06-260 aChallenging the idea of chastity -- An eligible young man -- Treating of modern girls -- Cornelia and Dionysus -- Approaching religion and other grave matters.  aBob Taylor, hekula03 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)  a"My Dear Cornelia" by Stuart P. Sherman is a work of literary discussion and reflection written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds through a series of dialogues between the unnamed narrator and Cornelia, a cultured and intelligent woman deeply concerned about the state of society and literature. This conversation navigates themes of chastity, the changing standards of morality, and the responsibilities of parents and critics regarding literature and societal norms.  At the start of the narrative, the narrator expresses admiration for Cornelia's insightful and assured nature, revealing their long-standing friendship and the intellectual exchanges they share. In their opening discussion, Cornelia expresses grave concerns over contemporary literature's influence on the younger generation and the perceived challenges to traditional values surrounding chastity. Through their back-and-forth, the text sets the stage for exploring broader societal changes and the tensions between modernity and established conventions, indicating that the book will delve into critical evaluations of relationships, moral imperatives, and the evolving landscape of human emotions and behaviors in contrasting eras. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1924  aConversation -- Fiction  aUpper class families -- Fiction  aUnited States -- Social conditions -- 1918-1932 -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71050