The Tinder-Box by Maria Thompson Daviess

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Author Daviess, Maria Thompson, 1872-1924
Title The Tinder-Box
Note Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits Produced by Kentuckiana Digital Library, David Garcia, Chuck Greif, Leonard
Johnson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
Summary "The Tinder-Box" by Maria Thompson Daviess is a novel published in the early 20th century that explores themes of love, independence, and the evolving role of women in society. The story follows Evelina Shelby, a recently graduated architecture student returning to her hometown, Glendale, Tennessee, where she grapples with her newfound aspirations for personal freedom and the societal expectations surrounding marriage and gender roles. The opening of the novel introduces the protagonist, Evelina, as she reflects on her emotional landscape and her relationships with her friends, particularly Jane Mathers, who encourages her to assert herself in love and life. Evelina is posed with a challenge: to navigate her feelings for Richard Hall and Polk Hayes while also being urged to take responsibility for guiding other young women in their romantic choices. Throughout these early pages, we see Evelina's internal conflict between traditional societal roles and her desire for independence, setting the stage for her journey of self-discovery and empowerment amidst the complexities of familial and romantic expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Love stories
Subject Sex role -- Fiction
Subject Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Subject Women -- Suffrage -- Fiction
Subject Tennessee -- Fiction
Subject Harpeth Valley (Tenn.) -- Fiction
Subject Sex differences -- Fiction
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EBook-No. 14863
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 19, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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