Project Gutenberg 2011-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 81 Ritchie, Anne Thackeray 1837 1919 Thackeray, Anne Isabella Ritchie, Anne Isabella Thackeray, Lady Thackeray, Miss 12015049 Old Kensington Produced by Chris Curnow, Lindy Walsh, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Old Kensington" by Anne Thackeray Ritchie is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds primarily through the eyes of young Dorothea "Dolly" Vanborough, alongside her brother George, as they navigate early childhood and the complex dynamics of home life, memory, and tragedy within the quaint suburb of Kensington. The narrative reflects on themes of innocence, familial bonds, and the bittersweet passage of time, marked by the juxtaposition of childhood joys and the inevitable approach of adulthood. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the peaceful but changing world of Kensington, where children like Dolly and George play amidst tranquil surroundings that are slowly giving way to progress and urban expansion. Through vivid descriptions of their idyllic pastimes and daily life, including visits to the old church and explorations of the neighborhood, the narrative establishes a deep sense of nostalgia. As the story begins to weave in themes of loss, particularly following the family's mourning of loved ones, it hints at forthcoming trials and the weight of growing up. The reader is drawn into the warm yet introspective atmosphere, anticipating the emotional complexity of both youth and the coming challenges of adulthood that lurk beneath the surface of their cherished memories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36235/36235-h/images/cover.jpg en Kensington (London, England) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 930640 930663 2024-09-15T10:36:36.521290 2023-09-16T04:28:05.967946 text/html text/html 936701 2011-05-27T15:01:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 501204 2011-05-27T15:04:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 521027 2024-09-15T10:36:47.740704 application/epub+zip 538754 2024-09-15T10:36:37.900245 application/epub+zip 446919 2024-09-15T10:36:37.200221 application/epub+zip 805814 2024-09-15T10:36:55.844677 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 767445 2024-09-15T10:36:47.017670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 676060 2022-09-16T14:15:26.796577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 888436 888326 2024-09-15T10:36:34.578296 2023-09-16T04:28:04.261946 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 888268 2011-05-27T15:01:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 343141 2011-05-27T15:04:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 888278 2011-05-27T15:03:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 342996 2011-05-27T15:04:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20522 2024-09-15T10:36:56.007651 application/rdf+xml 24370 2024-09-15T10:36:37.307244 image/jpeg 3484 2024-09-15T10:36:37.254270 image/jpeg 501488 2024-09-15T10:36:36.611263 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