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Title: A Grandmother's Recollections

Note: Reading ease score: 60.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Internet Archive; University of Florida, Children, Amy
Petri and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

Summary: "A Grandmother's Recollections" by Ella Rodman Church is a reflective narrative that falls within the genre of historical memoirs, written in the mid-19th century. The book captures the author's experiences and insights on life, family dynamics, and childhood under the guidance of a strong maternal figure, her grandmother, who arrives to stay with her family. The narrative is characterized by a blend of humor and nostalgia as the young narrator grapples with her identity, familial relationships, and childhood misadventures in a large family. The opening of the book sets a vibrant scene with the grandmother's arrival, eliciting anticipation and curiosity among the narrator and her siblings. The children are depicted as lively and mischievous, preparing to meet a woman they imagine to be stern and dignified. As the grandmother enters, her commanding presence is felt immediately, creating both a sense of awe and discomfort in the narrator, particularly as the grandmother comments on her past behavior as a child. Throughout this introduction, we see a mix of childish innocence and the narrator's budding self-awareness, alongside amusing anecdotes that highlight family life during that era. The initial chapters promise a journey filled with humor, lessons, and a rich exploration of the author's childhood through the lens of her grandmother's recounting of her own past. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Church, Ella Rodman, 1831-

EBook No.: 11427

Published: Mar 1, 2004

Downloads: 78

Language: English

Subject: Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: A Grandmother's Recollections

Note: Reading ease score: 60.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Internet Archive; University of Florida, Children, Amy
Petri and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

Summary: "A Grandmother's Recollections" by Ella Rodman Church is a reflective narrative that falls within the genre of historical memoirs, written in the mid-19th century. The book captures the author's experiences and insights on life, family dynamics, and childhood under the guidance of a strong maternal figure, her grandmother, who arrives to stay with her family. The narrative is characterized by a blend of humor and nostalgia as the young narrator grapples with her identity, familial relationships, and childhood misadventures in a large family. The opening of the book sets a vibrant scene with the grandmother's arrival, eliciting anticipation and curiosity among the narrator and her siblings. The children are depicted as lively and mischievous, preparing to meet a woman they imagine to be stern and dignified. As the grandmother enters, her commanding presence is felt immediately, creating both a sense of awe and discomfort in the narrator, particularly as the grandmother comments on her past behavior as a child. Throughout this introduction, we see a mix of childish innocence and the narrator's budding self-awareness, alongside amusing anecdotes that highlight family life during that era. The initial chapters promise a journey filled with humor, lessons, and a rich exploration of the author's childhood through the lens of her grandmother's recounting of her own past. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Church, Ella Rodman, 1831-

EBook No.: 11427

Published: Mar 1, 2004

Downloads: 78

Language: English

Subject: Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.