Project Gutenberg 2010-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 49 Quiller-Couch, Mabel 1865 1924 Better than Play Produced by Lionel Sear "Better than Play" by Mabel Quiller-Couch is a fictional work written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Bella Hender, a young girl living in a cottage with her siblings and an unkind aunt, Aunt Emma. The narrative explores themes of family dynamics, domestic struggles, and the search for happiness through small acts of kindness and responsibility. At the start of the novel, the Hender household is depicted as a place filled with tension and discontent, particularly on washing days when the children feel stifled and Aunt Emma's temper flares. The chapter introduces Bella, who is burdened by the demands of her aunt and longs for happier times when her mother was alive. As she navigates her aunt's harsh treatment and the chaos of the household, Bella's love for her siblings shines through, prompting her to make sacrifices for their well-being. The chapter sets the tone for Bella's journey of finding purpose and joy in caring for her family, foreshadowing her determination to improve their home life despite the adversity they face. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian life -- Fiction Motherless families -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 256772 254186 2024-09-13T12:00:21.944241 2023-09-14T06:14:50.679692 text/html text/html 249394 2010-04-01T09:38:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 130227 2010-04-01T09:38:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 181191 2024-09-13T12:00:27.014189 application/epub+zip 185044 2024-09-13T12:00:23.312197 application/epub+zip 143459 2024-09-13T12:00:22.472200 application/epub+zip 308305 2024-09-13T12:00:29.884166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293933 2024-09-13T12:00:26.443181 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252716 2022-09-14T15:05:53.743131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237166 237160 2024-09-13T12:00:21.381263 2023-09-14T06:14:50.039679 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 237094 2010-04-01T09:38:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 87301 2010-04-01T09:38:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18698 2024-09-13T12:00:30.010186 application/rdf+xml 12012 2024-09-13T12:00:22.828183 image/jpeg 3212 2024-09-13T12:00:22.644182 image/jpeg 178519 2024-09-13T12:00:21.971200 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