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The Glimpses of the Moon
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Plot Summary of The Glimpses of the Moon
"Nick Lansing and Susy Branch, two fortune seekers who are very fond of each other, but cannot afford a permanent relationship, decide to marry for awhile and live off the hospitality of their friends for as long as they can. They hope that they will each be able to latch onto someone with a fortune during that period. Then they will divorce and marry the money. Unfortunately for them they find that they are really in love, and have to decide whether they want love or money."
Jack Goodstein, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 19th century
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - secretly interested in business objective
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - unemployed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - France
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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Edith Wharton Resident Scholar Profiles

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