Project Gutenberg 2011-01-22 Public domain in the USA. 86 Fleming, May Agnes 1840 1880 Carleton, May Earlie, M. A. (May Agnes) Fleming, May A. (May Agnes) The Actress' Daughter: A Novel Produced by Brenda Lewis, woodie4 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Book Search project.) "The Actress' Daughter: A Novel" by May Agnes Fleming is a fictional narrative written in the late 19th century. This novel revolves around themes of family, loss, and resilience, primarily focusing on a young girl named Georgia, the titular character, and her journey through hardship after the death of her mother. The story begins on Christmas Eve, setting a tone of both festivity and foreboding as it introduces the stark contrast between Georgia's vibrant spirit and the grim circumstances surrounding her life. The opening of the novel depicts a fierce winter storm and introduces Miss Jerusha Skamp, a cantankerous spinster, who, despite her hardened exterior, finds herself drawn to the plight of those suffering in the storm. Witnessing a boy knocking on her door seeking help for his sick mother, she initially turns him away, showcasing her gruff nature. However, as the narrative unfolds, she is compelled by her conscience to venture into the storm to help, leading to her discovery of Georgia and her deceased mother in an abandoned cottage. This sets the stage for Georgia's tumultuous transition from her old life to living with Jerusha, further complicating her emotional landscape as she mourns her mother while attempting to embrace her new circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 741267 740812 2024-09-15T03:38:14.892203 2023-09-15T09:29:15.268934 text/html text/html 746792 2021-01-07T10:40:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 311505 2021-01-07T10:40:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 390574 2024-09-15T03:38:27.647074 application/epub+zip 399330 2024-09-15T03:38:17.586155 application/epub+zip 357146 2024-09-15T03:38:16.089202 application/epub+zip 692224 2024-09-15T03:38:34.772129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635729 2024-09-15T03:38:26.106156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563504 2022-09-16T06:37:37.396398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 675191 674959 2024-09-15T03:38:12.792180 2023-09-15T09:29:13.005884 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 674959 2021-01-07T10:40:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 256241 2021-01-07T10:40:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18258 2024-09-15T03:38:34.920091 application/rdf+xml 12345 2024-09-15T03:38:16.473142 image/jpeg 2989 2024-09-15T03:38:16.281201 image/jpeg 366652 2024-09-15T03:38:14.976218 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