02529cam a22003013u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000031001122450038001432640051001813000047002323360026002793370026003053380036003315000031003675080135003985201531005335340045020646530059021098560042021689990017022107077UtSlPG20260610133202.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aHughes, Rupert,d1872-195610aWe Can't Have Everything: A Novel 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2004-12-01 aText file produced by Earle Beach, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger a"We Can't Have Everything: A Novel" by Rupert Hughes is a work of fiction likely penned in the early 20th century. The novel revolves around the contrasting lives of its characters, particularly focusing on Kedzie Thropp, a naive and ambitious young woman from a small town, who is determined to rise above her humble beginnings and explore the glamorous life of New York City. Through her interactions and entanglements with affluent figures such as Jim Dyckman and Charity Coe Cheever, the story unravels themes of aspiration, disillusionment, and the social dynamics that accompany wealth. At the start of the tale, Kedzie Thropp embarks on her first journey to New York with her family, filled with dreams of witnessing luxury and social prominence. She is introduced as an ordinary girl with extraordinary desires, juxtaposed against the wealth and sophistication she longs to attain. As she arrives in the bustling city, her naïveté is evident, from her excitement about the train ride to her awe of the places she passes. Along the way, we glimpse the lives of Jim Dyckman—a man burdened by the weight of wealth and expectations—and Charity Coe Cheever, whose volunteer work in a war hospital reveals her strength and vulnerability. The opening chapters set the stage for a narrative likely to explore how Kedzie's aspirations, misadventures, and encounters with the privileged can entangle and impact not just her own life, but also the lives of those around her. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aNew York (State) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7077 c49071d49071