Project Gutenberg 2006-08-29 Public domain in the USA. 174 Tytler, Sarah 1827 1914 Keddie, Henrietta Tytler, Sara Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Jacqueline Jeremy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Girlhood and Womanhood" by Sarah Tytler is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story focuses on Joanna Crawfurd, the daughter of a laird, exploring themes of familial duty, societal expectations, and the impact of past actions on the present. As we follow the Crawfurd family, particularly Joanna, we delve into the intricacies of personal relationships and the struggles they face, not only from their own choices but also from the burdens of their family's history. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Joanna Crawfurd and her family's complicated past, rooted in a tragic duel involving her father that casts a shadow over their lives. The narrative sets the stage with Joanna's character, portraying her as deeply connected to her father's grief and the societal repercussions of his actions. In a lively summer scene on the moor, Joanna and her sisters interact with their English cousin Polly Musgrave, who brings a fresh perspective to the family dynamic. As the girls' conversations unfold, elements of humor and youthful intuition are juxtaposed with the underlying tensions of their family's legacy, hinting at the larger themes of sacrifice, responsibility, and the quest for self-identity amidst societal pressures that will explore throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Girls -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Young women -- Juvenile fiction Marriage -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 638750 638755 2024-10-08T11:42:03.031289 2023-09-08T12:32:20.661437 text/html text/html 644250 2006-08-29T12:20:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 478912 2006-08-29T12:20:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 491688 2024-10-08T11:42:12.941252 application/epub+zip 495502 2024-10-08T11:42:05.621278 application/epub+zip 340768 2024-10-08T11:42:04.106332 application/epub+zip 744852 2024-10-08T11:42:18.569197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 702911 2024-10-08T11:42:11.817265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 517269 2022-09-09T07:54:22.239497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 593706 593600 2024-10-08T11:42:01.887287 2023-09-08T12:32:19.687444 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 593648 2006-08-29T12:20:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 238112 2006-08-29T12:20:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 593646 2006-08-29T12:20:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 238043 2006-08-29T12:20:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23087 2024-10-08T11:42:18.717231 application/rdf+xml 14544 2024-10-08T11:42:04.677264 image/jpeg 4036 2024-10-08T11:42:04.389283 image/jpeg 547417 2024-10-08T11:42:03.093327 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