Project Gutenberg 2007-10-11 Public domain in the USA. 112 Garvice, Charles 1850 1920 Nell, of Shorne Mills : $b or, One heart's burden Eagle series, no. 586 Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Roger Frank, Brownfox, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Nell, of Shorne Mills: or, One Heart's Burden" by Charles Garvice is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the life of Nell Lorton, a spirited young woman living with her brother Dick and their stepmother, Mrs. Lorton, in the picturesque village of Shorne Mills. Through her interactions with her family and the arrival of a mysterious stranger, Drake Vernon, the narrative hints at themes of love, identity, and the complexities of social class. The opening portion of the book introduces us to the lively relationship between Nell and Dick, highlighting their playful bickering and their dynamic as siblings. Nell, tasked with household chores, becomes frustrated with Dick's banjo playing while she attempts to check the butcher's book. The atmosphere shifts when they take care of their delicate stepmother, Mrs. Lorton, who embodies a kind of genteel entitlement. As a stranger, Drake Vernon enters their lives after falling off his horse near their home, adding an element of intrigue and potential romance that could transform Nell’s world and ignite her yearning for excitement beyond the confines of her mundane existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Love stories English fiction -- 19th century Dime novels PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 909153 908937 2024-10-10T06:13:11.493755 2023-09-10T09:18:01.620522 text/html text/html 934212 2019-04-17T10:40:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 331828 2019-04-17T10:41:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 423105 2024-10-10T06:13:25.712696 application/epub+zip 435348 2024-10-10T06:13:15.103739 application/epub+zip 423335 2024-10-10T06:13:13.476766 application/epub+zip 756294 2024-10-10T06:13:33.909688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696665 2024-10-10T06:13:24.462739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 707220 2022-09-10T16:04:04.665756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 854833 854810 2024-10-10T06:13:07.770798 2023-09-10T09:17:58.404524 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 854528 2019-04-17T10:40:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 317891 2019-04-17T10:41:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 854536 2019-04-17T10:40:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 317816 2019-04-17T10:41:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21679 2024-10-10T06:13:34.057641 application/rdf+xml 12930 2024-10-10T06:13:14.076747 image/jpeg 3318 2024-10-10T06:13:13.768745 image/jpeg 402643 2024-10-10T06:13:11.570755 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