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100 1 _aGilman, Wenona
245 1 4 _aThe Curse of Pocahontas
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2015-05-05
508 _aProduced by Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/))
520 _a"The Curse of Pocahontas" by Wenona Gilman is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Carlita, the beautiful and spirited daughter of Mrs. de Barryos, who believes she bears the weight of a familial curse stemming from her lineage as a descendant of Pocahontas. The curse is said to bring unhappiness and tragedy to the girl descendants who dare to love, an ominous warning from her mother that haunts Carlita as she navigates her life, relationships, and desires. The opening portion of the novel introduces Mrs. de Barryos, an invalid proud of her Pocahontas lineage, and her daughter Carlita, who is described as a stunning girl caught in a web of her mother's fears about the so-called curse. The narrative presents a tense mother-daughter dynamic filled with concern and an impending sense of doom regarding Carlita's prospects for love and happiness. Mrs. de Barryos believes that sending Carlita to live with a friend upon her death is essential to protect her daughter from the curse. As the story unfolds, Carlita's internal struggle with love, identity, and familial expectations is established, setting the stage for the drama and emotional conflict that will follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48885
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