Joan and Co.
Joan Fairburne, twenty and in the middle of her first New York season, is bored by all of it, including Dicky Burnett, the Harvard man who has decided she is the girl. A chance encounter, an accident and a bandaged hand push her out of the drawing rooms and into the uptown and downtown worlds of wartime New York, where she discovers that she would rather run something than be courted, and Joan & Co. is born. Frederick Orin Bartlett, a Boston writer of popular fiction, published the novel in 1919. It is a brisk comedy about a rich girl finding work, with the home front of 1917 and 1918 as its background. It is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, with the first chapter free.
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Frequently asked questions about Joan and Co.
Joan and Co. by Frederick Orin Bartlett can be read online on Vinteuil, directly in your browser. The first chapter is free for everyone; the complete book is included in Vinteuil Reading ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) or yours forever for $2.99.
Can I read Joan and Co. online?
Yes. Joan and Co. opens right on this page, in a reader designed for long reading: adjustable text size, light, sepia and dark themes, a clickable table of contents and your place saved when you are signed in. No download or app is needed.
Is Joan and Co. free to read on Vinteuil?
The first chapter of Joan and Co. is free, without an account. To read the whole book, either buy its online reading for $2.99 (£2.99 in the UK) and keep it forever, or subscribe to Vinteuil Reading for $4.99/month (£4.99/month in the UK) or $39.99/year, with 1 month free for new subscribers. The subscription opens every book in the library and can be cancelled at any time.
Is Joan and Co. in the public domain?
Yes. Joan and Co. by Frederick Orin Bartlett is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read Joan and Co.?
About 5 h 22 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is Joan and Co.?
Joan and Co. by Frederick Orin Bartlett is filed under "Fiction" in the Vinteuil library.
