02164cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000280011324500280014126400510016930000470022033600260026733700260029333800360031950000310035550801110038652012480049753400450174565300120179085600430180299900170184521858UtSlPG20260610133513.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aCaird, Mona,d1854-193214aThe Daughters of Danaus 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2007-06-18 aProduced by Anne Storer, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"The Daughters of Danaus" by Mona Caird is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work explores themes of individuality, gender roles, and the constraints placed on women's lives, centering on the character of Hadria Fullerton and her interactions with her family and society. The story unfolds around Hadria and her siblings as they navigate personal ambitions and the expectations imposed upon them by their parents and society. At the start of the novel, the scene is set in a dimly lit garret where Hadria and her siblings engage in a lively discussion as part of their secret society, the Preposterous Society. Hadria, deeply passionate and spirited, takes on the role of a lecturer, presenting a thought-provoking discourse on the relationship between fate and circumstance, while her siblings react with eagerness and skepticism. Through lively debates and reflections on their lives, the siblings exhibit a range of personalities and intellectual vigor. The opening chapters introduce themes of ambition, societal expectations, and the quest for personal freedom as Hadria grapples with her desire to break free from the constraints of her upbringing and assert her individuality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aFiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21858 c63002d63002