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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aTorbett, D.
240 1 4 _aThe Land of Promise
245 1 4 _aThe Canadian :
_bPhotoplay title of The Land of Promise
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"a novelization of W. Somerset Maugham's play"
500 _aRelease date is 2006-05-17
508 _aE-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"The Canadian" by D. Torbett and W. Somerset Maugham is a novelization of Maugham's play, likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative primarily follows Nora Marsh, a young woman who has spent ten years as a companion to the demanding Miss Wickham and is now facing the uncertainty of her future after her employer's death. As she contemplates her past and the dreams she once held, including traveling and finding love, Nora grapples with the fallout of being left penniless, ultimately leading her to make significant choices about her new life. At the start of the book, Nora awakens to a sense of physical and mental relief after a period of exhaustion following Miss Wickham's death. As she reflects on her decade-long stint as the old woman's companion, her memories reveal a complex mix of resentment and understanding toward Miss Wickham, highlighting the sacrifices she made for the promise of a better life. With the funeral approaching and her future looking bleak, Nora receives news of her legacy, prompting her to dream about travel and independence—longing for the freedom she has never truly experienced. The opening chapters set the stage for her emotional journey, revealing her internal struggles and the societal confines she must navigate in seeking a new identity amidst loss and change. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCanada -- Fiction
653 _aFarm life -- Fiction
653 _aHusband and wife -- Fiction
653 _aAttitude change -- Fiction
700 1 _aMaugham, W. Somerset
_q(William Somerset),
_d1874-1965
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18410
999 _c59796
_d59796