Project Gutenberg 2007-04-16 Public domain in the USA. 69 Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs. 1857 1917 Vaizey, Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey, Jessie Bell Mansergh, Jessie Big Game: A Story for Girls Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Big Game: A Story for Girls" by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story centers around Margot Vane and her brother Ronald, as they navigate the familial pressures of their father, who wishes Ronald to take a more traditional career path instead of pursuing his poetic ambitions. Margot's determination to assist her brother leads her to devise a plan to get Ronald's poetry published, which includes traveling to a remote Scottish hotel where the poetry editor is known to stay, thus setting in motion an adventure filled with challenges and personal growth. The opening portion of the story introduces Margot as a spirited and resourceful young woman, keen on supporting her poet brother as he struggles with repeated rejections. After a heart-wrenching breakfast where Ronald receives yet another rejection, Margot proposes a bold scheme to travel to Scotland for a chance to meet the poetry editor. The siblings’ banter portrays their close relationship, revealing Margot’s unwavering belief in Ronald's talent and her willingness to confront social norms and family expectations to aid him. As they prepare for their journey, the narrative sets a hopeful and adventurous tone, hinting at the transformative experiences that await them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Love stories Siblings -- Fiction Poets -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Browsing: Fiction 436396 436391 2024-10-09T09:04:41.641804 2023-09-09T10:51:00.765167 text/html text/html 446764 2007-04-16T13:52:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 423549 2007-04-16T13:52:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 519343 2024-10-09T09:04:50.824796 application/epub+zip 525246 2024-10-09T09:04:45.235848 application/epub+zip 235722 2024-10-09T09:04:43.702912 application/epub+zip 712260 2024-10-09T09:04:55.009767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 701630 2024-10-09T09:04:49.904766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372021 2022-09-10T05:54:36.850189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400172 400147 2024-10-09T09:04:40.890805 2023-09-09T10:51:00.077165 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 400057 2007-04-16T13:52:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 157409 2007-04-16T13:52:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20252 2024-10-09T09:04:55.142727 application/rdf+xml 14156 2024-10-09T09:04:44.265791 image/jpeg 3744 2024-10-09T09:04:43.982795 image/jpeg 505435 2024-10-09T09:04:41.693843 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