Project Gutenberg 2008-05-21 Public domain in the USA. 90 Irving, Fannie Belle Irving, Fanny Belle Merrill, Frank T. 1848 1923 Merrill, F. T. Merrill, Frank Thayer Six Girls: A Home Story Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Jacqueline Jeremy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Six Girls: A Home Story" by Fannie Belle Irving is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of six sisters in the Dering family, exploring their friendships, ambitions, and the challenges they face within their home and society. The narrative starts by vividly establishing the characters, particularly focusing on the contrasting personalities of the sisters, as well as the dynamics at play within their household. The beginning of "Six Girls" introduces the six Dering sisters, each with distinct characteristics and roles in their family. The scene is set under the warm summer sun, where Bea, the diligent one, is engaged in sewing, while the playful Ernestine dreams of becoming an actress and yearns for excitement outside their orderly life. As the sisters interact, their conversations reveal not only their individual personalities but also hint at underlying tensions, desires, and a need for change. The atmosphere shifts from carefree summer activities to a more serious tone as hints of family challenges, including financial worries, come into play. The opening captures a playful yet poignant moment in the lives of the girls, setting the stage for their journey of self-discovery and the realities they must confront. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Girls -- Juvenile fiction Family life -- Juvenile fiction Sisters -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 660051 660060 2024-09-11T05:42:50.538353 2023-09-11T09:06:02.845815 text/html text/html 668081 2008-05-21T10:15:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1039200 2008-05-21T10:15:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1101442 2024-09-11T05:43:00.067309 application/epub+zip 1108712 2024-09-11T05:42:52.202351 application/epub+zip 330989 2024-09-11T05:42:51.314334 application/epub+zip 1297166 2024-09-11T05:43:06.084314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1243051 2024-09-11T05:42:59.113307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466400 2022-09-12T04:48:40.237384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 604377 604269 2024-09-11T05:42:49.076372 2023-09-11T09:06:01.390848 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 604258 2008-05-21T10:15:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 228924 2008-05-21T10:15:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 604249 2008-05-21T10:15:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 228900 2008-05-21T10:15:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20816 2024-09-11T05:43:06.236252 application/rdf+xml 19634 2024-09-11T05:42:51.417345 image/jpeg 3015 2024-09-11T05:42:51.366336 image/jpeg 1039759 2024-09-11T05:42:50.616347 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