Project Gutenberg 2004-07-23 Public domain in the USA. 64 Swan, Annie S. 1859 1943 Burnett-Smith, A. (Annie) Lyall, David Smith, Burnett, Mrs. Smith, Annie S. Thankful Rest Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Roy Brown "Thankful Rest" by Annie S. Swan is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story centers around the lives of Joshua Strong and his sister Hepzibah, who live in a quaint homestead named Thankful Rest. When they receive unwelcome news about the death of Hepzibah’s only sister, they find themselves responsible for her sister's orphaned children, a situation that leads to tension as they adjust to their new roles as guardians. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the character of Hepzibah, who is depicted as a strict and hardworking woman consumed by her domestic duties. When the postman delivers a black-edged letter conveying the news of her sister's death, Hepzibah's stolid demeanor begins to crack, revealing her concerns about the implications for her and Joshua. The children, Tom and Lucy, are mentioned briefly as they cling to each other in mourning, setting the stage for the emotional struggles the family will face as they navigate their changed circumstances. The opening chapters effectively establish the dynamics at Thankful Rest and hint at the challenges that lie ahead for both the Strong siblings and the Hurst children. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Aunts -- Juvenile fiction Connecticut -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 203707 200259 2024-10-06T05:47:06.716427 2023-10-06T07:28:12.610073 text/html text/html 194723 2020-12-15T08:45:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 72680 2020-12-15T08:45:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 139938 2024-10-06T05:47:12.318399 application/epub+zip 142576 2024-10-06T05:47:08.578407 application/epub+zip 142576 2024-10-06T05:47:07.398415 application/epub+zip 257590 2024-10-06T05:47:15.038394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243776 2024-10-06T05:47:11.612407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215076 2022-09-06T23:41:07.308342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184565 184554 2024-10-06T05:47:06.208424 2023-10-06T07:28:12.215076 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 184432 2020-12-15T08:45:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70158 2020-12-15T08:45:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20733 2024-10-06T05:47:15.167361 application/rdf+xml 11246 2024-10-06T05:47:07.956405 image/jpeg 3212 2024-10-06T05:47:07.677411 image/jpeg 136566 2024-10-06T05:47:06.734410 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