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100 1 _aMiller, Alice Duer,
_d1874-1942
245 1 0 _aLess than kin
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 2023-09-18
508 _aSteve Mattern 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"Less than Kin" by Alice Duer Miller is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around complex social relationships and familial obligations as it opens with characters attending an opera, where we get a glimpse of their intertwined lives. The central character, Nellie, is navigating her responsibilities towards her wealthy uncle and her evolving relationship with various suitors, including James Emmons, in a setting that suggests themes of love, duty, and social status. The beginning of the novel introduces us to Mrs. Raikes and Miss Lewis, opera-goers who observe the dynamics between Nellie and her companions, including a potential love interest, James Emmons. As Nellie engages in a conversation with Emmons, we see her reluctance to leave her sick uncle, hinting at her sense of duty in both her family and romantic life. Meanwhile, the scene shifts to a tropical setting, showcasing Vickers, an American instructor in a foreign land, as he grapples with his own tumultuous circumstances. Their stories begin to intertwine, laying the groundwork for the themes of duty, emotional entanglement, and societal expectations that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Henry Holt and Company, 1909
653 _aImpostors and imposture -- Fiction
653 _aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction
653 _aFamilies -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hn1iw9
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71674
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