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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aHolmes, Mary Jane,
_d1825-1907
245 1 0 _aDaisy Thornton
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-09-17
508 _aProduced by Roger Frank, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Daisy Thornton" by Mary Jane Holmes is a fictional novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Daisy McDonald, a young girl whose life undergoes drastic changes after her hasty marriage to Guy Thornton, a man much older than her. As the narrative unfolds, we witness the challenges of their mismatched union, Daisy's struggle to adapt to married life, and the complications that arise from both characters’ backgrounds and expectations. The opening of the novel introduces us to Frances Thornton, Guy's sister, who shares her thoughts and feelings through her journal entries. We learn about Guy's upcoming marriage to Daisy, a girl of only sixteen whom he believes he can mold into the perfect wife. Frances expresses her doubts and concerns about this union, highlighting the drastic differences in maturity and temperament between Guy and Daisy. As the story progresses through journal entries from various characters, we see Daisy's naivety and her longing for a more carefree life, contrasted with Guy’s serious nature and love for literature. The stage is set for deeper explorations of love, responsibility, and social expectations as the characters navigate their intertwined destinies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37467
999 _c78307
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