Project Gutenberg 2006-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 168 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 157051 156801 2025-02-08T04:22:02.267868 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 183670 2025-02-08T04:22:09.074851 application/epub+zip 183653 2025-02-08T04:22:05.796855 application/epub+zip 123571 2025-02-08T04:22:04.443855 application/epub+zip 345766 2025-02-08T04:22:11.519822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331918 2025-02-08T04:22:08.209887 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152740 2022-09-08T16:13:21.624319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143360 143253 2025-02-08T04:22:01.861895 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 22505 2025-02-08T04:22:11.659790 application/rdf+xml 16929 2025-02-08T04:22:04.988843 image/jpeg 3870 2025-02-08T04:22:04.711849 image/jpeg 181756 2025-02-08T04:22:02.285879 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