02384cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500210014326400510016430000470021533600260026233700260028833800360031450000310035050501420038150800820052352011830060553400450178865300340183365300280186765300260189565300200192165300210194185600430196299900170200510025UtSlPG20260610133238.0mcr n260607r2003||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aHurst, Fannie,d1889-196810aGaslight Sonatas 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2003  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2003-11-010 aBitter-sweet -- Sieve of fulfilment -- Ice-water, pl-! -- Hers not to reason why -- Golden Fleece -- Nightshade -- Get ready the wreaths.  aProduced by Suzanne Shell, Josephine Paolucci and PG Distributed Proofreaders  a"Gaslight Sonatas" by Fannie Hurst is a novel written during the late 1910s. It explores the lives of urban characters, particularly focusing on the experiences of Gertie Slayback, a young woman trying to navigate her relationship with James P. Batch amidst the struggles of the working class in New York City. The narrative reflects themes of ambition, love, and the harsh realities of life for those in lower socioeconomic strata, set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing society.  At the start of the novel, we meet Gertie Slayback, a wage-earning woman living a solitary life in a cramped room. Her longing for emotional connection becomes evident, especially in her affection for Jimmie Batch, a young man she dines with weekly. The opening portrays their relationship's delicate balance as Gertie struggles with the fear of losing Jimmie to a more glamorous lifestyle represented by another woman, May Scully. As the characters navigate their tumultuous emotions, the text paints a vivid picture of the complexity of love and the burden of personal aspirations, setting up a conflict that is both relatable and poignant. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aCity and town life -- Fiction  aShort stories, American  aImmigrants -- Fiction  aPoor -- Fiction  aSlums -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10025  c51646d51646