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100 1 _aWarner, William Henry
245 1 0 _aMothers of men
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
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 2025-04-03
508 _aAl Haines
520 _a"Mothers of Men" by William Henry Warner and De Witte Kaplan is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story likely centers on the struggles and emotional development of a young woman named Marie, who is forced by circumstance to navigate the world largely on her own after the death of her father. The novel explores themes of loss, poverty, vulnerability, and the search for belonging in a society that can be both indifferent and predatory, particularly toward women of limited means and support. The opening of the novel introduces Marie Helmar, a gentle, sheltered girl who has just lost her father and is left with almost nothing to secure her future. Unable to remain in her childhood home, she must quickly seek both shelter and a means to support herself. Helped by the loyal housekeeper Minna, Marie finds a modest room with the kindly Schultz family, but struggles to find steady work with her limited skills. Eventually, she accepts employment singing in a bohemian Vienna café, where the attention she receives exposes her both to kindness and exploitation. Her vulnerability is heightened by the persistent interest of Captain Von Pfaffen, an older, enigmatic officer who initially seems protective, but ultimately takes advantage of her innocence. As Marie’s circumstances deteriorate, she is swept into a dependent relationship with Von Pfaffen, left isolated and increasingly uncertain about her future, highlighting the precariousness faced by women without resources or social power in her time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Temple Scott, 1919
653 _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction
653 _aParis (France) -- Fiction
653 _aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction
653 _aSpy stories
653 _aVienna (Austria) -- Fiction
653 _aSpouses -- Fiction
700 1 _aDe Witte, Ysabel
700 1 _aBlumenschein, E. L.
_q(Ernest Leonard),
_d1874-1960
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/mothersofmen00warniala/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75783
999 _c116508
_d116508