Project Gutenberg 2004-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 76 Holmes, Mary Jane 1825 1907 Holmes, Mary Jane (Hawes) Holmes, Mary J. 'Lena Rivers Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Al Haines "Lena Rivers" by Mary Jane Holmes is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the life of a young girl named Lena Rivers, who faces the challenges of abandonment and societal judgment following the tragic death of her mother, Helena. Set against the backdrop of rural New England and later transitioning to Kentucky, the narrative explores themes of family, societal expectations, and the quest for belonging as Lena navigates her new life. At the start of the book, the brutal winter storm sets a somber tone as the townspeople of Oakland reflect on its severity. The focus shifts to the Nichols family, particularly Grandfather and Grandmother Nichols, who are preparing for a visit to their daughter Helena's house. We learn about Helena’s troubled past—having married a man who abandoned her and their child—and her tragic death after giving birth to Lena. Now, as a ten-year-old orphan, Lena is brought to live with her estranged uncle John Livingstone in Kentucky. The narrative begins to unfold as the family dynamics and societal pressures come into play, hinting at the conflicts Lena will face as she tries to forge her identity amidst her new relatives and their expectations. The opening chapters set the stage for Lena's journey and introduce the complicated characters that will shape her life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 777611 777841 2024-10-06T04:55:11.394708 2023-10-06T06:48:21.485329 text/html text/html 818979 2021-11-23T13:04:16 text/html 410878 2024-10-06T04:55:22.762678 application/epub+zip 411961 2024-10-06T04:55:14.548729 application/epub+zip 403935 2024-10-06T04:55:13.181690 application/epub+zip 643573 2024-10-06T04:55:29.246643 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605540 2024-10-06T04:55:21.874775 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570689 2022-09-06T22:44:10.914762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 745511 745519 2024-10-06T04:55:10.306731 2023-10-06T06:48:20.458334 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 745290 2021-11-23T13:12:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19274 2024-10-06T04:55:29.375639 application/rdf+xml 12731 2024-10-06T04:55:13.751733 image/jpeg 3371 2024-10-06T04:55:13.464686 image/jpeg 276790 2021-11-23T13:13:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 285044 2021-11-23T13:13:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 352905 2024-10-06T04:55:11.461719 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