02249cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000390012624500290016526400510019430000470024533600260029233700260031833800360034450000310038050801030041152011710051453400450168565300270173065300170175765300300177465300350180485600430183999900170188229278UtSlPG20260610133652.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a21000977  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aBradley, Mary Hastings,d1882-197614aThe Innocent Adventuress 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2009-06-30  aProduced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"The Innocent Adventuress" by Mary Hastings Bradley is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows a young Italian girl named Maria Angelina Santonini, who embarks on a journey to America at the behest of her mother, hoping to ease the financial burdens of her family while seeking romance and adventure. Faced with societal expectations, familial duties, and her own hopes, Maria finds herself navigating a new world of possibilities.  The opening of the novel presents Maria Angelina eavesdropping on a conversation within her family, where they discuss the financial struggles related to her sister's upcoming marriage. It is revealed that Maria, regarded as the family's hope for a prosperous future, is to be sent to America to meet wealthy relatives, thus potentially securing a better dowry for her sisters. As she contemplates her journey, Maria's excitement intermingles with anxiety about leaving her home and the weight of responsibility she feels. The narrative sets the stage for her adventure, highlighting her naivety and determination as she prepares to face the unknown in her new life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aYoung women -- Fiction  aLove stories  aMate selection -- Fiction  aItalians -- America -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29278  c70126d70126