Project Gutenberg 2001-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 112 Prentiss, E. (Elizabeth) 1818 1878 Prentiss, Elizabeth Payson Prentiss, E. P. (Elizabeth Payson) Stepping Heavenward "Stepping Heavenward" by Mrs. E. Prentiss is a fictional novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative primarily follows the life of Katherine ("Katy") Mortimer, a young girl who reflects on her thoughts, feelings, and experiences as she grows from adolescence into adulthood. The story explores themes of personal growth, the struggle with one's character flaws, the quest for spiritual understanding, and the complexities of familial relationships. At the start of the book, we meet Katherine on her sixteenth birthday as she begins a journal reflecting on her life, her relationship with her mother, and her desire to cultivate good character. Katherine's initial resolutions to improve herself are challenged by her hasty temper and the everyday trials of growing up, which she navigates through school and interactions with friends. The opening sets the stage for her ongoing internal conflicts, her relationships with key figures such as her mother and her friends, and the early hints of her spiritual journey. The reader is drawn into her world as she grapples with the expectations of those around her and her desires for personal fulfillment, making it a captivating entry into her story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian life -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 576381 576382 2024-10-02T03:33:54.402076 2023-10-02T03:51:50.085765 text/html text/html 576374 576375 2024-10-02T03:33:54.699121 2023-10-02T03:51:50.294746 text/html text/html 288317 2024-10-02T03:34:04.157020 application/epub+zip 296977 2024-10-02T03:33:57.902050 application/epub+zip 280738 2024-10-02T03:33:56.614134 application/epub+zip 531101 2024-10-02T03:34:08.888043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505825 2024-10-02T03:34:03.326020 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476678 2022-09-02T04:29:34.322190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529417 529445 2024-10-02T03:33:53.918109 2023-10-02T03:51:49.736735 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 529348 2017-03-26T14:50:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202085 2017-03-26T14:51:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19197 2024-10-02T03:34:09.020011 application/rdf+xml 15879 2024-10-02T03:33:57.160112 image/jpeg 3934 2024-10-02T03:33:56.884081 image/jpeg 286335 2024-10-02T03:33:54.751072 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