The Smart Set: Correspondence & Conversations

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitch, Clyde, 1865-1909

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Other Title:

The Smart Set: Correspondence and Conversations

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Smart Set: Correspondence & Conversations" by Clyde Fitch is a collection of letters and dialogues written in the late 19th century. The work provides an insightful glimpse into the social dynamics and attitudes of the era, particularly within affluent New York society. Themes of marriage, social events, and personal relationships run throughout, capturing the complexities of human interactions and individual aspirations during this period. The opening portion of the collection introduces readers to the aftermath of a lavish ball hosted by the Makeway family in New York City. Through a series of letters from various characters-such as Will Makeway, his wife Julia, and their daughter Helen-the narrative explores the intricacies of social status, class distinctions, and the pressures of maintaining appearances in high society. Notable events like Helen's debut into society and her potential match with a young lord are central to the correspondence, revealing parental hopes and societal expectations. This rich and intricate tapestry of interactions sets the stage for deeper explorations of personal desires against societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The Makeway ball

The plaintiff

The summer

The children

Maternity

A letter of introduction

Wagner, 1897

Art

Sorrow

The theatre

The opera

A perfect day

The Westington's Bohemian dinner

The gamblers.

Credits:

E-text prepared by David Garcia and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Kentuckiana Digital Library (http://kdl.kyvl.org/)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2009-03-10