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Jupiter Lights
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Woolson, Constance Fenimore, 1840-1894
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "Jupiter Lights" by Constance Fenimore Woolson is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story begins with Miss Eve Bruce, an American woman returning home from England, as she travels through a peculiar and adventurous route to the coastal region. Accompanied by her maid, Meadows, the narrative hints at themes of social class, cultural contrasts, and family dynamics. The opening of the novel sets the scene as the steamboat "Altamaha" carrying Eve and Meadows runs aground in the marshes, creating a vivid impression of their journey. As they finally reach dry land, Eve encounters her sister-in-law, Cicely, who introduces her to the family and their local surroundings. The tension between Eve and Cicely is apparent, particularly concerning the child Jack, who is at the center of Eve's emotional struggles and desires. Through misadventures and ironic interactions, the beginning establishes a backdrop of both beauty and complexity in this intimate tale of familial relationships under strained circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Credits:
- Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
- Notes:
- Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
- Release date is 2010-11-11
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