000 02938cam a22003853u 4500
001 69669
003 UtSlPG
005 20260610134618.0
006 m
007 cr n
008 260607r20221924utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d
010 _a24013135
040 _aUtSlPG
041 7 _aen
_2iso639-1
050 4 _aPR
100 1 _aDelafield, E. M.,
_d1890-1943
245 1 0 _aMessalina of the suburbs
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-12-31
505 0 _aMessalina of the suburbs -- The bond of union -- Lost in transmission -- Time works wonders -- The gallant little lady -- The hotel child -- Impasse -- The appeal -- The first stone.
508 _aTim Lindell, David E. Brown, 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"Messalina of the Suburbs" by E. M. Delafield is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the main character, Elsie Palmer, a sixteen-year-old girl navigating her tumultuous home life, marked by a strained relationship with her mother and the chaos of domestic obligations. As Elsie seeks self-expression and excitement beyond her restrictive environment, she becomes increasingly enmeshed in complex relationships with boys, including the charming yet manipulative Mr. Roberts and the older, married Doctor Woolley, leading her down a precarious path. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to Elsie and her challenging interactions with her overbearing mother, Mrs. Palmer, who attempts to impose strict decorum and order on her daughter's life. During Elsie's exchanges with her mother and sister, Geraldine, her desire for freedom and excitement becomes apparent, setting the tone for the conflicts ahead. Elsie's flirtation with boys unveils her emerging sexuality, and when she attends a cinema outing with Mr. Roberts, she experiences a rush of newfound independence and emotional complexity. The intricate dynamics within Elsie's family and her fervent exploration of adolescence lay the groundwork for deeper psychological developments that foreshadow the eventual catastrophe hinted at in the dedication. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Hutchinson & Co, 1924
653 _aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction
653 _aMurder -- Fiction
653 _aShort stories, English
653 _aEnglish fiction -- 20th century
653 _aTeenagers -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/messalinaofsubur00delauoft/page/n7
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69669
999 _c110445
_d110445