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Title: Working in the Shade
Lowly Sowing brings Glorious Reaping

Note: Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Summary: "Working in the Shade; or, Lowly Sowing Brings Glorious Reaping" by the Reverend Theodore P Wilson is a moralistic tale woven into a fiction story likely written in the late 19th century. In it, Wilson explores themes of selfishness and unselfishness through the lives of various characters in a small country town, focusing particularly on Mary Stansfield, an orphan living with her harsh aunt, and Colonel Dawson, a new resident of Riverton Park who aims to improve the community. The narrative seems to be an examination of personal sacrifice and the impact of social class on morality. The opening of the tale sets up the anticipation surrounding the new occupant of Riverton Park and introduces Mary Stansfield, who faces the struggles of living with a bitter relative. As she walks home, she encounters Colonel Dawson, who has returned from the colonies and hopes to make a difference in the town through acts of genuine kindness. Their conversation reveals his interest in finding unselfish individuals within the community, emphasizing the moral struggle against selfishness. Meanwhile, the atmosphere of the neighborhood is defined by speculation about the new arrivals at Riverton Park, setting the stage for exploration of social dynamics, kindness, and the quest for selflessness in the characters’ actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Wilson, Theodore P.

EBook No.: 21134

Published: Apr 18, 2007

Downloads: 94

Language: English

Subject: Christian life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Orphans -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Domestic fiction

Subject: England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Kindness -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Selfishness -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Social classes -- Juvenile fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:21134:2 2007-04-18T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Wilson, Theodore P. en 1
2024-11-10T05:33:42Z Working in the Shade

This edition has images.

Title: Working in the Shade
Lowly Sowing brings Glorious Reaping

Note: Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Summary: "Working in the Shade; or, Lowly Sowing Brings Glorious Reaping" by the Reverend Theodore P Wilson is a moralistic tale woven into a fiction story likely written in the late 19th century. In it, Wilson explores themes of selfishness and unselfishness through the lives of various characters in a small country town, focusing particularly on Mary Stansfield, an orphan living with her harsh aunt, and Colonel Dawson, a new resident of Riverton Park who aims to improve the community. The narrative seems to be an examination of personal sacrifice and the impact of social class on morality. The opening of the tale sets up the anticipation surrounding the new occupant of Riverton Park and introduces Mary Stansfield, who faces the struggles of living with a bitter relative. As she walks home, she encounters Colonel Dawson, who has returned from the colonies and hopes to make a difference in the town through acts of genuine kindness. Their conversation reveals his interest in finding unselfish individuals within the community, emphasizing the moral struggle against selfishness. Meanwhile, the atmosphere of the neighborhood is defined by speculation about the new arrivals at Riverton Park, setting the stage for exploration of social dynamics, kindness, and the quest for selflessness in the characters’ actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Wilson, Theodore P.

EBook No.: 21134

Published: Apr 18, 2007

Downloads: 94

Language: English

Subject: Christian life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Orphans -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Domestic fiction

Subject: England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Kindness -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Selfishness -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Social classes -- Juvenile fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:21134:3 2007-04-18T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Wilson, Theodore P. en 1