Project Gutenberg 2010-03-02 Public domain in the USA. 81 Jewett, Sarah Orne 1849 1909 07009727 The Life of Nancy The life of Nancy -- Fame's little day -- A war debt -- The Hiltons' holiday -- The only rose -- A second spring -- Little French Mary -- The guests of Mrs. Timms -- A neighbor's landmark -- All my sad captains -- A winter courtship. Produced by James Adcock. Special thanks to The Internet Archive: American Libraries. "The Life of Nancy" by Sarah Orne Jewett is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers on Nancy Gale, a young girl from a rural area in eastern Massachusetts, who navigates her first visit to Boston, where she encounters different aspects of city life and forms connections with new acquaintances, particularly Tom Aldis. The opening of the novel introduces the pastoral setting of eastern Massachusetts and juxtaposes it with the bustling life of Boston. As the story begins, Nancy travels into the city with her uncle Ezra, filled with wonder and excitement. Serendipitously, she meets Tom Aldis, who is eager to show her around and engage with her. Their budding interaction hints at themes of friendship and youthful innocence as Nancy expresses her homesickness while enjoying her new experiences. Through lively dialogue and observant descriptions, Jewett captures the differences between rural and urban life and highlights the authenticity of Nancy's character against the backdrop of her adventures in Boston. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Women -- New England -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 429830 424104 2024-09-13T09:54:40.411306 2023-09-14T04:23:38.466711 text/html text/html 419018 2021-01-06T05:41:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 192626 2021-01-06T05:41:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 235867 2024-09-13T09:54:46.316781 application/epub+zip 244194 2024-09-13T09:54:41.705327 application/epub+zip 218241 2024-09-13T09:54:40.893299 application/epub+zip 417504 2024-09-13T09:54:50.079789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384493 2024-09-13T09:54:45.794277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358364 2022-09-14T12:03:10.119906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398772 398695 2024-09-13T09:54:39.705319 2023-09-14T04:23:37.940699 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 398654 2021-01-06T05:41:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152552 2021-01-06T05:41:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18842 2024-09-13T09:54:50.215760 application/rdf+xml 12138 2024-09-13T09:54:41.264297 image/jpeg 3320 2024-09-13T09:54:41.080329 image/jpeg 261400 2024-09-13T09:54:40.451351 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