02031cam a22002893u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000360011324500130014926400510016230000470021333600260026033700260028633800360031250000310034850800950037952011670047453400450164165300120168685600430169814395UtSlPG20260610133335.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aLocke, William John,d1863-193010aSeptimus 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2004-12-20 aProduced by Rick Niles, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. a"Septimus" by William John Locke is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the character Zora Middlemist, a young woman who recently lost her husband and is determined to embrace her newfound freedom and explore the world beyond her small, dull village of Nunsmere. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Zora during a visit from the Literary Man from London. Zora strongly rejects the notion of being a "faded life" and expresses her frustration with the constraints of her rural existence. She is eager to escape, vowing to live life to the fullest and leave behind the memories that haunt her. As her mother expresses concern for her daughter's happiness, Zora's rebellious spirit emerges, leading her to proclaim her intention to travel and experience everything the world has to offer. She highlights a desire to break free from being defined by her relationships with men, asserting her independence and longing for adventure. This sets the stage for her journey into the vibrant life she seeks, marking the beginning of Zora's quest for self-discovery and fulfillment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aFiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14395