Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 130 Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins 1825 1911 Harper, F. E. W. (Frances Ellen Watkins) Watkins, Frances Ellen Harper, Frances E. W. Harper, Frances E. Watkins Foster, Frances Smith Trial and Triumph Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Andrea Ball and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Trial and Triumph" by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper is a novel written in the late 19th century. It explores themes of race, identity, and social dynamics through the life of its central character, Annette, a young girl navigating the complexities of prejudice and personal development in her community. The opening portion of the novel introduces readers to Annette's tumultuous relationship with her grandmother, Mrs. Harcourt, highlighting the challenges of caring for a headstrong child who frequently gets into trouble. Annette grapples with her mischievous nature and the sociocultural environment surrounding her, as demonstrated by her conflict with a neighbor’s daughter. The conversations among the adults in her life reveal their concerns about her future, the impact of societal norms, and the harsh realities of being a young African American girl during this period. Annette's struggles underscore the importance of education and self-respect as she aspires to overcome the limitations placed on her by her race and gender, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of her character throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en African Americans -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 250592 250471 2024-10-05T07:58:08.424834 2023-10-05T08:05:46.509181 text/html text/html 250585 250464 2024-10-05T07:58:08.673815 2023-10-05T08:05:46.673266 text/html text/html 159532 2024-10-05T07:58:14.235794 application/epub+zip 161614 2024-10-05T07:58:10.536798 application/epub+zip 161614 2024-10-05T07:58:09.343820 application/epub+zip 319779 2024-10-05T07:58:17.214781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297318 2024-10-05T07:58:13.532792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272000 2022-09-05T11:28:02.066690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229052 228982 2024-10-05T07:58:08.102836 2023-10-05T08:05:46.289203 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 230329 2004-02-12T14:13:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 87021 2004-02-12T14:13:10 text/plain application/zip 19340 2024-10-05T07:58:17.342756 application/rdf+xml 13896 2024-10-05T07:58:09.889827 image/jpeg 3567 2024-10-05T07:58:09.620814 image/jpeg 158508 2024-10-05T07:58:08.695841 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia