Project Gutenberg 2006-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 84 Various Verschillende Various, Various Chambers, Robert 1802 1871 Chambers, R. (Robert) Chambers, William 1800 1883 Chambers, W. (William) Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 433 Volume 17, New Series, April 17, 1852 Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. "Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 433" by Various is a periodical publication from the mid-19th century. It is a collection of essays and articles that delve into various topics of social and cultural interest, providing insights into contemporary life and issues. The journal features both fictional narratives, like "The Dingy House," which highlights the selfless work of a religious sisterhood caring for the destitute, and real-world observations regarding societal conditions. The opening of the journal presents an intriguing story about an unassuming house in London inhabited by a group of French women who belong to a recently formed religious society named "Les Petites Soeurs des Pauvres" (Little Sisters of the Poor). These women dedicate themselves to caring for infirm and impoverished elderly women, relying entirely on begging for their sustenance. The narrative sets up a contrast between the sisters’ self-denial and the mystery surrounding their operations, effectively capturing the reader's curiosity about their lives and motives. Through a visit to their home, the authors promise to unveil the remarkable devotion and sacrifice these women embody in an era where such acts seem increasingly rare. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Periodicals AP Text Chambers's Edinburgh Journal Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 156914 156801 2024-12-08T07:33:41.838648 2023-09-08T09:19:34.149221 text/html text/html 153770 2006-05-12T06:30:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 98761 2006-05-12T06:30:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 183583 2024-12-08T07:33:48.616592 application/epub+zip 183644 2024-12-08T07:33:45.385634 application/epub+zip 123568 2024-12-08T07:33:44.027635 application/epub+zip 345756 2024-12-08T07:33:51.065634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331918 2024-12-08T07:33:47.755607 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152740 2022-09-08T16:13:21.624319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143360 143253 2024-12-08T07:33:41.397668 2023-09-08T09:19:33.825222 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 143167 2006-05-12T06:30:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 57443 2006-05-12T06:30:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 143159 2006-05-12T06:30:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57408 2006-05-12T06:30:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22504 2024-12-08T07:33:51.204580 application/rdf+xml 16929 2024-12-08T07:33:44.580623 image/jpeg 3870 2024-12-08T07:33:44.303655 image/jpeg 181723 2024-12-08T07:33:41.857652 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