Project Gutenberg 2009-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 88 Warner, Susan 1819 1885 Wetherell, Elizabeth Warner, Susan Bogert Trading Reading ease score: 92.8 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by Daniel Fromont. HTML version by Al Haines. "Trading" by Susan Warner is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book focuses on the character Matilda Laval, who is happily immersed in her newfound life and the excitement of Christmas, yet she grapples with a sense of responsibility towards the less fortunate. It explores themes of generosity, compassion, and the contrast between social classes through Matilda's experiences and revelations during a festive holiday gathering. At the start of the novel, Christmas is overshadowed by grey clouds, yet the atmosphere inside Mrs. Lloyd's home is filled with warmth and cheer. Matilda is busy preparing for the holiday festivities while contemplating her new life and feelings of happiness contrasted with her worries for others, particularly a poor girl named Sarah Staples living in miserable conditions. As the excitement of the party unfolds, Matilda's internal conflict emerges as she realizes her privileged position in stark contrast to Sarah's hardships. This opening sets the stage for Matilda's journey as she reconciles her joy with a budding desire to help those in need. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Family -- Juvenile fiction New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction Cousins -- Juvenile fiction Aunts -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 436454 432896 2024-11-13T04:08:31.087492 2023-09-13T09:09:43.850555 text/html text/html 428321 2021-01-05T17:39:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 146629 2021-01-05T17:39:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 210362 2024-11-13T04:08:39.077422 application/epub+zip 217135 2024-11-13T04:08:33.018546 application/epub+zip 217135 2024-11-13T04:08:31.810477 application/epub+zip 360899 2024-11-13T04:08:43.267459 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347526 2024-11-13T04:08:38.321437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329584 2022-09-14T04:45:16.957394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391425 391387 2024-11-13T04:08:29.238485 2023-09-13T09:09:42.245546 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 391301 2021-01-05T17:39:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 142842 2021-01-05T17:39:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 391292 2021-01-05T17:39:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142822 2021-01-05T17:39:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22830 2024-11-13T04:08:43.398409 application/rdf+xml 8183 2024-11-13T04:08:32.363454 image/jpeg 2301 2024-11-13T04:08:32.085450 image/jpeg 204401 2024-11-13T04:08:31.123450 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