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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aBradley, Mary Hastings,
_d1882-1976
245 1 4 _aThe Innocent Adventuress
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-06-30
508 _aProduced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Innocent Adventuress" by Mary Hastings Bradley is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows a young Italian girl named Maria Angelina Santonini, who embarks on a journey to America at the behest of her mother, hoping to ease the financial burdens of her family while seeking romance and adventure. Faced with societal expectations, familial duties, and her own hopes, Maria finds herself navigating a new world of possibilities. The opening of the novel presents Maria Angelina eavesdropping on a conversation within her family, where they discuss the financial struggles related to her sister's upcoming marriage. It is revealed that Maria, regarded as the family's hope for a prosperous future, is to be sent to America to meet wealthy relatives, thus potentially securing a better dowry for her sisters. As she contemplates her journey, Maria's excitement intermingles with anxiety about leaving her home and the weight of responsibility she feels. The narrative sets the stage for her adventure, highlighting her naivety and determination as she prepares to face the unknown in her new life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aYoung women -- Fiction
653 _aLove stories
653 _aMate selection -- Fiction
653 _aItalians -- America -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29278
999 _c70126
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