Project Gutenberg 2008-08-24 Public domain in the USA. 107 Mann, Mary E. 1848 1929 A Sheaf of Corn Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, Lindy Walsh and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Sheaf of Corn" by Mary E. Mann is a collection of interconnected stories written in the early 20th century. The work explores the lives and struggles of various characters in a rural English setting, delving into themes of kindness, sacrifice, and social responsibility. Central to the opening chapter is Dinah Brome, a strong, practical woman who navigates her moral obligations to her neighbors, particularly in a poignant situation involving a sick woman in her community. The opening of the book introduces Dinah Brome as she visits a local shop to buy groceries, where she overhears a discussion regarding a desperately ill neighbor, Car'line Kittle. Despite her initial indifference, Dinah's compassion is ignited when she sees the dire state of Car'line struggling in her home. Driven by a sense of duty, Dinah ultimately decides to help the ailing woman, setting up a contrast between her own industriousness and the neglect she perceives in others. This interaction highlights the themes of community, neglect, and the moral complexities of selflessness and sacrifice, inviting readers to reflect on societal roles and personal responsibility. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 497953 496439 2024-10-11T10:00:50.995945 2023-09-12T03:33:36.108191 text/html text/html 509742 2008-08-24T09:55:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 180938 2008-08-24T09:55:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 250792 2024-10-11T10:00:59.985887 application/epub+zip 257772 2024-10-11T10:00:53.315979 application/epub+zip 257773 2024-10-11T10:00:51.890091 application/epub+zip 447639 2024-10-11T10:01:04.879862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432997 2024-10-11T10:00:59.125903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411565 2022-08-12T07:51:20.372436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469894 469797 2024-10-11T10:00:49.266946 2023-09-12T03:33:34.652194 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 469798 2008-08-24T09:55:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 182248 2008-08-24T09:55:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 469789 2008-08-24T09:55:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 182213 2008-08-24T09:55:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21351 2024-10-11T10:01:05.016900 application/rdf+xml 11768 2024-10-11T10:00:52.511945 image/jpeg 3310 2024-10-11T10:00:52.195911 image/jpeg 243677 2024-10-11T10:00:51.039945 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