Project Gutenberg 2012-02-05 Public domain in the USA. 73 Meade, L. T. 1854 1914 Smith, Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Meade, Mrs. L. T. Thomas, Elizabeth Meade, Elizabeth Thomasina Meade, Lillie Mead, L. T. The Little Princess of Tower Hill Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "The Little Princess of Tower Hill" by L. T. Meade is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a young girl named Maggie Ascot, who is affectionately called the "Little Princess of Tower Hill." The book explores themes of privilege, childhood innocence, and the challenges of growing up as Maggie interacts with her family and other children, particularly in the context of her relationships with her new cousin Ralph and her longing to be liked by others. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to Maggie, a precocious almost eight-year-old girl who enjoys a life of luxury and attention as the only child of her affluent parents, Sir John and Lady Ascot. Her spoiled nature becomes apparent as she grapples with the arrival of her cousin Ralph, who challenges her perceptions of happiness and worth. Maggie's experiences shift from being carefree to learning lessons about responsibility, friendship, and the consequences of her actions, especially after losing her father's prized rabbits. This opening sets the stage for Maggie's growth as she navigates her relationships and begins to understand the broader implications of her privileged lifestyle within her social circle. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/38771/38771-h/images/cover.jpg en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Cousins -- Juvenile fiction Social classes -- Juvenile fiction Pets -- Juvenile fiction Wealth -- Juvenile fiction Obedience -- Juvenile fiction Governesses -- Juvenile fiction Only child -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 360088 360097 2024-09-16T10:22:19.107516 2023-09-17T05:22:46.261989 text/html text/html 362843 2021-01-08T12:41:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 888037 2021-01-08T12:41:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 909266 2024-09-16T10:22:24.989474 application/epub+zip 909938 2024-09-16T10:22:20.100549 application/epub+zip 205706 2024-09-16T10:22:19.594684 application/epub+zip 1039035 2024-09-16T10:22:28.907450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 994656 2024-09-16T10:22:24.355495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291440 2022-09-17T16:29:02.091665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322545 322434 2024-09-16T10:22:18.289533 2023-09-17T05:22:45.595985 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 322333 2021-01-08T12:41:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 121142 2021-01-08T12:41:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 322333 2021-01-08T12:41:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121120 2021-01-08T12:41:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22536 2024-09-16T10:22:29.058452 application/rdf+xml 22131 2024-09-16T10:22:19.690503 image/jpeg 3212 2024-09-16T10:22:19.641505 image/jpeg 891037 2024-09-16T10:22:19.163526 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