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100 1 _aSouthworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte,
_d1819-1899
245 1 0 _aGloria
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
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-05-20
508 _aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Gloria: A Novel" by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth is a work of fiction written in the late 19th century. The story initially follows Gloria de la Vera, a young heiress seeking to escape her oppressive home environment, as she makes an unprecedented marriage proposal to David Lindsay, a humble fisherman. This unexpected pairing sets the stage for themes of romance, class disparity, and personal redemption. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to Gloria, who, despite her wealth and beauty, is driven by desperation to ask David to marry her. The setting—a bleak yet evocative promontory on the Maryland coast—serves as a backdrop for the complex emotional landscapes of its characters. As Gloria navigates a tumultuous domestic life with her uncle and aunt, the dynamics between her, the fisherman David, and the troubled relationship of her relatives promise a rich exploration of human emotions and societal expectations. The opening chapters establish a tone of urgency and foreboding, indicating that Gloria's path will be fraught with challenges as she seeks both love and personal freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: A. L. Burt Company, 1877
653 _aWomen -- United States -- Fiction
653 _aMaryland -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/gloriaanovel00soutrich
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70811
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