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100 1 _aGlyn, Elinor,
_d1864-1943
245 1 4 _aThe Point of View
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-03-01
508 _aProduced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"The Point of View" by Elinor Glyn is a novel set in the early 20th century, likely written during the height of the Edwardian era. The story revolves around Stella Rawson, a young woman who finds herself caught between the stifling expectations of her life in a conservative English cathedral town and the exhilarating allure of a fashionable, romantic encounter in Rome. As she dines with her uncle and aunt at the Grand Hotel, Stella's life is forever altered when she meets the intriguing Count Sasha Roumovski, who represents both a new world of possibilities and a stark contrast to her current engagement to the dull Bishop’s junior chaplain, Eustace Medlicott. The opening of the novel introduces Stella and her relatives as they navigate the social complexities of their surroundings. As Stella becomes enchanted by the foreigner’s unique appearance and demeanor, she starts to question the life mapped out for her. Through her interactions with the Count, Glyn skillfully portrays Stella's internal conflict as she grapples with her feelings of duty versus the desire for independence and passion. The allure of Roumovski juxtaposed with the constraints represented by her fiancé sets the stage for a story rich in romance and self-discovery, capturing the tension of exploring one's identity within the confines of societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aLove stories
653 _aBritish -- Italy -- Fiction
653 _aRome (Italy) -- Fiction
653 _aRussians -- Italy -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5310
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