Project Gutenberg 2012-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 66 Molesworth, Mrs. 1839 1921 Mrs. (Mary Louisa) Molesworth Molesworth, Mary Louisa Stewart Graham, Ennis Troubridge, Laura 1858 1929 Hope, Mrs. Adrian Hope, Laura Elizabeth Rachel (Troubridge) The Old Pincushion; or, Aunt Clotilda's Guests Produced by Annie R. McGuire. This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Internet Archive. "The Old Pincushion; or, Aunt Clotilda's Guests" by Mrs. Molesworth is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around siblings Neville and Kathleen Powys, who are navigating the challenges of being separated from their parents, who are serving in India, and the emotional turmoil that ensues after the death of their wealthy relative. The narrative primarily focuses on their interactions with Aunt Clotilda as the children prepare to visit her for the holidays, searching for connection and belonging amidst their troubles. The opening of the novel introduces the Powys siblings and their distinct personalities; Neville is thoughtful and protective, while Kathleen is spirited but somewhat self-centered. The distressing news of their aunt's financial troubles and the implications for their family life create a backdrop of uncertainty. As Neville grapples with their changing circumstances, the siblings engage in a conversation about their feelings towards their parents' prolonged absence. This sets the stage for their impending journey to their aunt’s home, Ty-Gwyn, where they hope to find a sense of family and resolve the mystery surrounding a missing will that could change their fortunes. The initial exchanges between them highlight both their youthful banter and the weight of their predicament, thus establishing the emotional stakes involved as they embark on this new chapter in their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Students -- Juvenile fiction Inheritance and succession -- Juvenile fiction Wills -- Juvenile fiction Children of military personnel -- Juvenile fiction Dreams -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 264653 264660 2024-09-16T16:33:19.113256 2023-09-17T10:49:26.138514 text/html text/html 263896 2018-01-07T08:18:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1364857 2018-01-07T08:19:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1464017 2024-09-16T16:33:25.447261 application/epub+zip 1469315 2024-09-16T16:33:20.899269 application/epub+zip 158369 2024-09-16T16:33:19.854277 application/epub+zip 1648463 2024-09-16T16:33:29.061200 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1615726 2024-09-16T16:33:24.649225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312352 2022-09-18T08:55:59.138950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232448 232322 2024-09-16T16:33:18.268257 2023-09-17T10:49:25.175483 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 232150 2018-01-07T08:18:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 85467 2018-01-07T08:19:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 232141 2018-01-07T08:18:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85448 2018-01-07T08:19:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23177 2024-09-16T16:33:29.208224 application/rdf+xml 15969 2024-09-16T16:33:20.223257 image/jpeg 3625 2024-09-16T16:33:20.036311 image/jpeg 1426311 2024-09-16T16:33:19.239274 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