Project Gutenberg 2007-11-15 Public domain in the USA. 59 Walton, Amy 1848 1899 A Pair of Clogs Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "A Pair of Clogs" by Amy Walton is a collection of stories written in the late 19th century. This work includes narratives that intertwine everyday life with moral lessons, focusing primarily on the experiences of children. The first story introduces a young girl named Mary, who is caught in a series of events leading to her entanglement with gypsies and her quest to understand her identity. The opening portion sets the stage by following Mary, a charming two-year-old who is cherished by her single mother, Maggie, a factory girl. However, her life takes a dark turn when she is kidnapped by gypsies, only for her to be later left behind. As Mary grows up in the vicarage under the nurturing care of Mr. and Mrs. Vallance, the truth of her origins looms ominously. She navigates conflicting emotions about her identity and her so-called “real” family while dealing with the dualities of her existence—caught between her loving adoptive family and the gypsies who may claim her as their own. The story weaves in themes of belonging, identity, and the tension between love and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 290261 290260 2024-10-10T08:40:31.799975 2023-09-10T11:10:39.917106 text/html text/html 298301 2007-11-15T16:38:48 text/html 206031 2007-11-15T16:38:48 text/html application/zip 278347 2024-10-10T08:40:38.247970 application/epub+zip 281234 2024-10-10T08:40:33.968984 application/epub+zip 176753 2024-10-10T08:40:32.647093 application/epub+zip 409875 2024-10-10T08:40:41.438894 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401155 2024-10-10T08:40:37.417959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278137 2022-09-11T05:49:59.934036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274025 274000 2024-10-10T08:40:31.100996 2023-09-10T11:10:39.338111 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 273954 2007-11-15T16:38:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 102909 2007-11-15T16:38:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19370 2024-10-10T08:40:41.582902 application/rdf+xml 11512 2024-10-10T08:40:33.202982 image/jpeg 3090 2024-10-10T08:40:32.920929 image/jpeg 272343 2024-10-10T08:40:31.830973 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