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 Project Gutenberg 2011-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 57 Aguilar, Grace 1816 1847 Home Influence: A Tale for Mothers and Daughters Produced by Brownfox, Chad Vance, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Home Influence: A Tale for Mothers and Daughters" by Grace Aguilar is a domestic novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative explores themes of maternal responsibility, the moral implications of upbringing, and the differences in character development among children. The story prominently features the relationship between two families—the Fortescues and the Hamiltons—focusing particularly on the contrasting lives of the siblings Edward and Ellen Fortescue, who navigate the complexities of love, loss, and the influence of their mother during her terminal illness. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to the tranquil Welsh village of Llangwillan, where the widow Mrs. Fortescue is gravely ill, prompting her sister, Mrs. Hamilton, to come to her side. The scene is set with Mrs. Fortescue's son, Edward, launching a toy ship, symbolizing the innocence and joy of childhood amidst impending sorrow. Mrs. Fortescue's fraught emotions concerning her son's future and her relationship with her daughter, Ellen, unfold, revealing her fears that Ellen's reserved nature will prevent her from adequately caring for Edward after she is gone. The opening chapters lay the groundwork for a deep exploration of familial love and the consequences of a mother’s influence on her children’s character and destiny as she faces her mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Domestic fiction Mothers and daughters -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Parenthood & Family Relations Browsing: Fiction 1044853 1044876 2024-09-15T12:35:02.803167 2023-09-16T06:11:58.650402 text/html text/html 1049864 2011-07-08T12:08:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 384744 2011-07-08T12:08:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 452725 2024-09-15T12:35:13.665102 application/epub+zip 470460 2024-09-15T12:35:04.848157 application/epub+zip 470459 2024-09-15T12:35:03.708182 application/epub+zip 829788 2024-09-15T12:35:21.136031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 786212 2024-09-15T12:35:12.790098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 729651 2022-09-16T16:44:34.686724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1019805 1019700 2024-09-15T12:35:01.476156 2023-09-16T06:11:57.436421 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1019623 2011-07-08T12:08:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 378928 2011-07-08T12:08:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1019615 2011-07-08T12:08:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 378889 2011-07-08T12:08:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20410 2024-09-15T12:35:21.276006 application/rdf+xml 16330 2024-09-15T12:35:04.076096 image/jpeg 3646 2024-09-15T12:35:03.889125 image/jpeg 444825 2024-09-15T12:35:02.899153 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia