Project Gutenberg 2007-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 81 Michelson, Miriam 1870 1942 Lowell, Orson 1871 1956 04027356 The Madigans Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Cecilia the pharisee -- A pagan and a Puritan -- A merry, merry Zingara -- The shut-ups -- The ancestry of Irene -- The last straw -- A ready letter-writer -- "The martyrdom of man" -- Kate: a pretense -- Old Mother Gibson. Produced by V. L. Simpson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Madigans" by Miriam Michelson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the Madigan family, particularly focusing on the young heroine, Cecilia Morgan Madigan, nicknamed Sissy, who navigates childhood with all its complexities, including familial dynamics, rivalries, and her inner aspirations for goodness. The narrative captures the lively and chaotic essence of sibling relationships, set against the backdrop of their household in Virginia City, Nevada. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Sissy as she reflects on a personal promise to improve her behavior over the next month, which includes being patient with her family members. However, her intentions are soon challenged by her sister Irene's teasing, leading to a series of humorous conflicts and emotional struggles. Sissy's lofty aspirations of being a good role model are put to the test through comical encounters at school, familial obligations, and her father's brusque personality. The opening sets the stage for a vivid exploration of Sissy's character as she learns to navigate the tribulations of growing up in a lively, albeit demanding, family environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sisters -- Fiction Families -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Fiction 395693 395699 2024-10-09T09:28:31.915768 2023-09-09T11:09:20.496855 text/html text/html 393347 2021-01-02T16:02:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4419036 2021-01-02T16:02:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4758975 2024-10-09T09:28:44.306735 application/epub+zip 4751877 2024-10-09T09:28:35.654802 application/epub+zip 225524 2024-10-09T09:28:33.849764 application/epub+zip 9126651 2024-10-09T09:28:50.532693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9095617 2024-10-09T09:28:42.074711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336897 2022-09-10T06:22:36.001219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356369 356158 2024-10-09T09:28:30.527785 2023-09-09T11:09:19.125823 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 356215 2021-01-02T16:02:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 141618 2021-01-02T16:02:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 356208 2021-01-02T16:02:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141568 2021-01-02T16:02:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21944 2024-10-09T09:28:50.697658 application/rdf+xml 11746 2024-10-09T09:28:34.414762 image/jpeg 3087 2024-10-09T09:28:34.130745 image/jpeg 4552520 2024-10-09T09:28:32.074770 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