Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 102 Edgeworth, Maria 1767 1849 Edgeworth, Eliza The Bracelets Or, Amiability and Industry Rewarded Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Internet Archive; University of Florida, Children, Andrea Ball and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Bracelets" by Maria Edgeworth is a children's story written in the mid-19th century, which falls within the Victorian era. This narrative explores themes of character, competition, and the moral education of youth, focusing on the virtues of amiability and industry. Set in a quaint English setting, it highlights the interactions of children under the guidance of their governess, Mrs. Villars, as they vie for a prize that acknowledges their efforts and character. The story revolves around two main characters, Cecilia and Leonora, who compete for a bracelet symbolizing recognition of their merits. Cecilia displays ambition and a desire for approval, while Leonora carries a more content demeanor, embodying virtues such as humility and good temper. Their rivalry surfaces when favor turns to jealousy and misunderstanding, particularly after Cecilia inadvertently pins down Louisa, another student, resulting in the latter's broken toy. As the tale unfolds, Cecilia must confront her unkindness and the ramifications of her actions, leading her to realize that true merit lies in the quality of her character rather than mere success. Ultimately, the narrative concludes with valuable lessons about humility, friendship, and the significance of acknowledging and learning from one's mistakes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Pride and vanity -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 97070 96672 2024-10-05T08:14:10.984813 2023-10-05T08:18:24.451112 text/html text/html 93736 2004-02-17T12:54:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 149027 2004-02-17T12:56:00 text/html application/zip 223045 2024-10-05T08:14:15.403813 application/epub+zip 221301 2024-10-05T08:14:12.632779 application/epub+zip 98322 2024-10-05T08:14:11.559945 application/epub+zip 299941 2024-10-05T08:14:17.431780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289877 2024-10-05T08:14:14.745776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153952 2022-09-05T11:46:04.313365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 86128 86016 2024-10-05T08:14:10.562848 2023-10-05T08:18:24.137093 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 87500 2004-02-17T12:44:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32583 2004-02-17T12:56:00 text/plain application/zip 20531 2024-10-05T08:14:17.551767 application/rdf+xml 10256 2024-10-05T08:14:12.090799 image/jpeg 2862 2024-10-05T08:14:11.823800 image/jpeg 209862 2024-10-05T08:14:11.020829 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