A Princess in Calico
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- Under 100
- First published
- 1904
- Pages
- 49
About this book
Seventeen-year-old Pauline Harding longs for something beyond the washing, mending and child care that fill her days at Hickory Farm. Her father is worn down by work, while her practical stepmother has little patience with Pauline's hopes for learning and beauty. A letter from Uncle Robert in Boston brings an invitation to visit his family, and her father agrees that she deserves a holiday.
Edith Ferguson Black's Christian story for younger readers follows that hunger for a wider life into questions of purpose and service. Later scenes show Pauline thriving in her studies and imagining how her abilities might help others. Tryphosa's counsel asks her to make faith part of daily conduct, giving the story its central concern: how personal ambition can serve a life of kindness and religious commitment.
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Book facts
- Author
- Edith Ferguson Black
- First published
- 1904
- Reading time
- About 80 minutes
- Pages
- 49
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Childrens Classics
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online