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100 1 _aMacKenzie, Compton,
_d1883-1972
245 1 4 _aThe Seven Ages of Woman
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-08-16
508 _aTim Lindell, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"The Seven Ages of Woman" by Compton MacKenzie is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book seems to explore the different stages of a woman's life through the story of several characters connected to the Flowers family, primarily focusing on familial relationships, social status, and personal challenges faced by women. At the forefront is Lady Flower and her sons, particularly Edward, whose romantic entanglements and subsequent choices drive a significant part of the narrative. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Sir Richard Flower as he embarks on his annual horseback ride around his estate, reflecting on family legacy and the responsibilities of land ownership. The chapter quickly reveals tensions within the Flower family, particularly surrounding Sir Richard's son Edward's romantic involvement with a tenant's granddaughter, Elizabeth. This relationship brews conflict with the father, who harbors traditional views and is disheartened by Edward's nonconformity. As the narrative unfolds, Edward's determination to marry Elizabeth despite his father's disapproval sets the stage for deeper familial drama, symbolizing the struggle between personal desire and societal expectations. The initial chapter cleverly sets up the dynamics that will be explored in relation to the titular theme of the "ages of woman." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cCanada: McClelland and Stewart, Limited, 1923
653 _aWomen -- England -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/sevenagesofwoman00mack/page/n3
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66071
999 _c106893
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