Project Gutenberg 2009-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 46 Whitaker, Evelyn 1844 1929 Zoe Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Al Haines "Zoe" by Evelyn Whitaker is a fictional work written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the life of a young foundling girl named Zoe, who is adopted by a struggling family in a small village. The narrative explores themes of kinship, societal perceptions, and the complexities of parental love as it follows Zoe's life and the relationships she develops within her new family and community. At the start of the novel, the events unfold during Zoe's christening, where it becomes evident that she was found abandoned in a garden by a kind laborer named Gray. The church setting introduces us to various characters, including the clergyman, the organist Mr. Robins, and the villagers, who are curious about the baby and her unusual origins. As the story progresses, we learn more about the Grays, their meager circumstances, and the warmth they offer to Zoe, despite their struggles. The opening chapters set the stage for a deep exploration of life in a rural community and the joys and challenges faced by those who choose to care for a child with mysterious beginnings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30366/30366-h/images/img-cover.jpg en Foundlings -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 149991 146620 2024-11-13T05:08:22.380995 2023-09-13T10:00:48.418293 text/html text/html 141965 2021-01-05T19:38:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 138473 2021-01-05T19:38:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 145328 2024-11-13T05:08:25.030521 application/epub+zip 147645 2024-11-13T05:08:22.813031 application/epub+zip 122913 2024-11-13T05:08:22.589011 application/epub+zip 205437 2024-11-13T05:08:26.928477 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195663 2024-11-13T05:08:24.807517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171696 2022-09-14T05:56:42.259091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133384 133380 2024-11-13T05:08:22.075137 2023-09-13T10:00:48.175304 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 133254 2021-01-05T19:38:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51370 2021-01-05T19:38:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19254 2024-11-13T05:08:27.051488 application/rdf+xml 25397 2024-11-13T05:08:22.658983 image/jpeg 3916 2024-11-13T05:08:22.622988 image/jpeg 139556 2024-11-13T05:08:22.407989 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