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100 1 _aFirbank, Ronald,
_d1886-1926
245 1 0 _aCaprice
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
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 2023-02-19
508 _aTim Lindell, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"Caprice" by Ronald Firbank is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Miss Sarah Sinquier, the daughter of a canon, who harbors aspirations of becoming an actress and seeks a more vibrant life outside her quiet, conventional existence. The novel captures her whimsical thoughts and desires as she contemplates her future, and her character demonstrates a blend of humor and aspiration, tinged with elements of social observation. At the start of the novel, the noise of church bells fills the air on a Sunday, setting the stage in a quaint town. Miss Sinquier is introduced as a lively character peering out from her bedroom, lost in daydreams about love, theatrical ambition, and societal expectations. Her name and the idyllic yet stifling setting paint her as a restless spirit yearning for the excitement of city life and the stage. As her interactions with her father and other characters unfold, readers glimpse her wit and desires, as well as the societal constraints she wishes to break free from while weaving between serious aspirations and lighthearted whims. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Grant Richards, 1917
653 _aLondon (England) -- Fiction
653 _aYoung women -- Fiction
653 _aTheater -- Fiction
653 _aEnglish fiction -- 20th century
700 1 _aJohn, Augustus,
_d1878-1961
856 4 _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101068598174
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70073
999 _c110819
_d110819