Project Gutenberg 2005-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 85 Molesworth, Mrs. 1839 1921 Mrs. (Mary Louisa) Molesworth Molesworth, Mary Louisa Stewart Graham, Ennis Crane, Walter 1845 1915 "Us," An Old Fashioned Story Reading ease score: 86.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Melissa Er-Raqabi, Ted Garvin, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net/) "Us," An Old Fashioned Story by Mrs. Molesworth is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story predominantly follows two siblings, Marmaduke and Pamela, as they navigate childhood adventures and mischief under the care of their grandparents after the loss of their parents. Through their interactions and imaginative perspectives, the book explores themes of family, ethics, and the importance of honesty. The opening of the story introduces the reader to a charming household at Arbitt Lodge, where Marmaduke and Pamela, affectionately referred to as "us," seek the attention and affection of their grandparents, Grandpapa and Grandmamma. The two children, described as nearly indistinguishable in appearance and behavior, share subtle accounts of their daily lives, including their innocence, curiosity, and interactions with the adults around them. As they prepare for bed, their conversation reveals hints of childhood mischief and misunderstandings. This initial chapter sets the scene for further adventures, teasing at moral lessons while reveling in the whimsical nature of childhood. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Family life -- Juvenile fiction Grandparents -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 336050 335880 2024-10-07T13:10:12.035968 2023-09-08T04:03:02.558609 text/html text/html 339867 2020-12-12T19:50:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1651625 2020-12-12T19:50:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2018059 2024-10-07T13:10:17.745944 application/epub+zip 2022670 2024-10-07T13:10:13.109998 application/epub+zip 188687 2024-10-07T13:10:12.557999 application/epub+zip 2134875 2024-10-07T13:10:21.294929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2098576 2024-10-07T13:10:17.137950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266430 2022-09-08T08:27:48.366461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296905 296780 2024-10-07T13:10:11.237989 2023-09-08T04:03:01.742646 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 296566 2020-12-12T19:50:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 111783 2020-12-12T19:50:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 296573 2020-12-12T19:50:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 111781 2020-12-12T19:50:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22799 2024-10-07T13:10:21.440969 application/rdf+xml 29779 2024-10-07T13:10:12.640974 image/jpeg 4191 2024-10-07T13:10:12.600974 image/jpeg 1653550 2024-10-07T13:10:12.096985 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 en.wikipedia