02414cam a22003373u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000029001122450022001412640051001633000047002143360026002613370026002873380036003135000031003495080076003805201406004565340045018626530017019076530032019246530028019566530033019848560042020179990017020595310UtSlPG20260610133137.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aGlyn, Elinor,d1864-194314aThe Point of View 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-03-01  aProduced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"The Point of View" by Elinor Glyn is a novel set in the early 20th century, likely written during the height of the Edwardian era. The story revolves around Stella Rawson, a young woman who finds herself caught between the stifling expectations of her life in a conservative English cathedral town and the exhilarating allure of a fashionable, romantic encounter in Rome. As she dines with her uncle and aunt at the Grand Hotel, Stella's life is forever altered when she meets the intriguing Count Sasha Roumovski, who represents both a new world of possibilities and a stark contrast to her current engagement to the dull Bishop’s junior chaplain, Eustace Medlicott.  The opening of the novel introduces Stella and her relatives as they navigate the social complexities of their surroundings. As Stella becomes enchanted by the foreigner’s unique appearance and demeanor, she starts to question the life mapped out for her. Through her interactions with the Count, Glyn skillfully portrays Stella's internal conflict as she grapples with her feelings of duty versus the desire for independence and passion. The allure of Roumovski juxtaposed with the constraints represented by her fiancé sets the stage for a story rich in romance and self-discovery, capturing the tension of exploring one's identity within the confines of societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aLove stories  aBritish -- Italy -- Fiction  aRome (Italy) -- Fiction  aRussians -- Italy -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5310  c47341d47341