Project Gutenberg 2010-01-19 Public domain in the USA. 54 Willard, James Hartwell 1847 Willard, J. H. (James Hartwell) A Farmer's Wife: The Story of Ruth Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Michael Gray "A Farmer's Wife: The Story of Ruth" by J. H. Willard is a retelling of the biblical narrative of Ruth, presented as a children's story with illustrations, published in the early 20th century. The book, part of the Altemus' Beautiful Stories Series, focuses on themes of love, loyalty, and redemption, encapsulating the journey of Ruth, a Moabite woman, who chooses to stay with her Israelite mother-in-law, Naomi, after facing personal tragedy. In this poignant story, Ruth, after losing her husband, resolutely accompanies Naomi back to Bethlehem, leaving her homeland behind. Despite the societal challenges of being a foreign widow in a new land, Ruth's dedication to Naomi inspires kindness from Boaz, a family relative. Their subsequent relationship blossoms into a redemptive love story, culminating in Ruth's marriage to Boaz, which ultimately leads to their lineage's significant legacy, connecting to King David and, by extension, to Jesus Christ. The narrative is rich with lessons of devotion and the transformative power of love, making it an engaging read for both children and adults alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Bible stories -- Old Testament Bible. Old Testament -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Ruth (Biblical figure) -- Juvenile literature BS Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Teaching & Education 56509 55425 2024-10-13T08:35:43.512187 2023-09-13T12:40:35.221989 text/html text/html 51924 2010-01-19T09:02:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1607383 2010-01-19T09:05:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1737409 2024-10-13T08:35:49.186165 application/epub+zip 1736123 2024-10-13T08:35:46.655202 application/epub+zip 83311 2024-10-13T08:35:45.410188 application/epub+zip 1845024 2024-10-13T08:35:50.952160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1833486 2024-10-13T08:35:48.414169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164345 2022-09-14T09:39:16.289391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 38245 38224 2024-10-13T08:35:43.110211 2023-09-13T12:40:34.964987 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 38045 2010-01-19T09:00:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14567 2010-01-19T09:00:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19718 2024-10-13T08:35:51.079147 application/rdf+xml 14980 2024-10-13T08:35:45.965174 image/jpeg 3788 2024-10-13T08:35:45.686193 image/jpeg 1733948 2024-10-13T08:35:43.582201 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