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Readers who love social novels of American cities, women's lives in the early twentieth century, mill and labor history, and heroines searching for freedom, beauty and purpose.
Che cos’è questo libro
Imagine a whole city ruled by a bell and a siren. In Hampton, a crowded New England mill town, the great Chippering cotton mill sets the pace of every day. The Dwelling Place of Light, published in 1917 by the American novelist Winston Churchill, not the British statesman, follows Janet Bumpus, a young stenographer who wants something she cannot name. Around her stand a proud father, a stern mother, a dreaming sister and a commanding boss. The book gives a rich picture of American life in the early twentieth century, with its changing work, new ideas and open unrest.
In questo riassunto
- 1The Bumpus Family Falls From Old RespectabilityFree
- 2Janet Longs for Beauty She Cannot Name
- 3Lise Chases a Dream Made of Money
- 4A Holiday Walk Leads to Silliston
- 5Ditmar Draws Janet Into His World
- 6A Secret Courtship Presses Hard on Her
- 7A Strike Shakes Hampton to Its Roots
- 8Self-Realization Is the Question of the Age
- 9How Churchill Tells the Story
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The Bumpus Family Falls From Old Respectability
Edward Bumpus is fifty-five and works as gatekeeper at the Chippering Mill. His family has lived in New England since the seventeenth century, yet the world has left him behind. He finds comfort in genealogy and writes careful letters to distant Bumpuses.
His wife Hannah meets the same decline with grim fatalism. She keeps the flat spotless and mourns the loss of a parlor. Her younger daughter Lise sells goods at a flashy store and spends her pay on finery.
The neighbors each carry a pet obsession, from socialism to the Single Tax. Edward is too polite to argue, so he becomes their favorite listener, and Janet watches him with pity and scorn.
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Questions about La dimora della luce
What is The Dwelling Place of Light about?
It follows Janet Bumpus, a mill stenographer in the New England city of Hampton, as she seeks beauty and freedom. Her boss, her sister, her family, a great strike and a quiet academy village all pull her in different directions.
Who is Claude Ditmar?
Ditmar is the agent, or head, of the Chippering Mill and Janet's employer. He is forceful, successful and loyal to the mill's Boston owners, and he is unprepared for the feelings Janet stirs in him.
What does the title The Dwelling Place of Light mean?
The phrase first appears in Lise's dream of a glittering heaven of money and cars. As the story goes on, Janet and Mrs. Maturin give light a deeper sense of knowledge, understanding and growth.
Is the strike in the book based on a real event?
The novel was published in 1917 and is set in a city named Hampton. Its mill strike, with many nationalities and an organizing committee, recalls real textile strikes of the early 1900s, but the characters are invented.
Is The Dwelling Place of Light worth reading today?
Yes for readers who like a rich story about work, class, women's choices and immigration. It has vivid street scenes, lively dialogue and clear, human characters, and it speaks to questions that still matter.