Project Gutenberg 2007-04-18 Public domain in the USA. 90 Wilson, Theodore P. Wilson, T. P. Working in the Shade Lowly Sowing brings Glorious Reaping Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "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.) en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Domestic fiction England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction Kindness -- Juvenile fiction Selfishness -- Juvenile fiction Social classes -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 204426 204435 2024-09-09T08:36:36.720489 2023-09-09T10:56:01.972224 text/html text/html 204542 2007-04-18T11:45:38 text/html 205678 2007-04-18T11:45:40 text/html application/zip 263774 2024-09-09T08:36:41.786451 application/epub+zip 264867 2024-09-09T08:36:38.536490 application/epub+zip 131341 2024-09-09T08:36:37.400483 application/epub+zip 397812 2024-09-09T08:36:44.341456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389237 2024-09-09T08:36:41.084466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272006 2022-09-10T06:03:07.624362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193268 193243 2024-09-09T08:36:36.359513 2023-09-09T10:56:01.656188 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 193180 2007-04-18T11:45:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73351 2007-04-18T11:45:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19450 2024-09-09T08:36:44.474440 application/rdf+xml 13796 2024-09-09T08:36:37.752472 image/jpeg 3396 2024-09-09T08:36:37.574515 image/jpeg 262619 2024-09-09T08:36:36.744498 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