Project Gutenberg 2007-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 56 Code, Mary L. Left at Home or, The Heart's Resting Place Reading ease score: 86.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Anne Storer, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Left at Home" by Mary L. Code is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows young Arthur Vivyan, who experiences profound loss and change as he grapples with the illness and death of his beloved baby sister, Mildred, and subsequently finds himself left in England while his parents return to India. This poignant exploration of childhood grief and the search for comfort delves into Arthur's emotional turmoil as he navigates the painful transition from a happy home life to a lonely existence with his aunt. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to a somber and tense household at Ashton Grange. Young Arthur is informed by a servant that his baby sister, Mildred, is gravely ill, resulting in widespread worry and anxiety throughout the house. The narrative captures Arthur's innocent confusion and deep affection for his sister, culminating in the heart-wrenching moment of her passing. Following this tragedy, the story shifts to Arthur's impending separation from his parents, who must leave him with his aunt in England as they return to India. The opening chapters effectively establish the emotional foundation of the book, highlighting themes of love, loss, and the inevitable challenges of growing up amidst personal tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Religious life -- Juvenile fiction Home -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 237624 237516 2024-10-10T06:04:24.231528 2023-09-10T09:11:08.195614 text/html text/html 244940 2007-10-08T12:30:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 808887 2021-01-03T02:46:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 702564 2024-10-10T06:04:28.630504 application/epub+zip 705095 2024-10-10T06:04:25.104531 application/epub+zip 138652 2024-10-10T06:04:24.652527 application/epub+zip 750512 2024-10-10T06:04:31.463481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 727750 2024-10-10T06:04:28.174502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202015 2022-09-10T15:53:57.806913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208275 208179 2024-10-10T06:04:23.611534 2023-09-10T09:11:07.675617 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 208048 2021-01-03T02:46:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 74029 2021-01-03T02:46:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20029 2024-10-10T06:04:31.594490 application/rdf+xml 21122 2024-10-10T06:04:24.729525 image/jpeg 3228 2024-10-10T06:04:24.692533 image/jpeg 1160465 2024-10-10T06:04:24.315524 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