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 2012-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 72 Corkran, Alice 1916 Corkran, Alice Abigail Fowler, Robert 1853 1926 Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Katie Hernandez, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls" by Alice Corkran is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around a young girl named Meg, who lives in a dilapidated boarding house and navigates her lonely childhood amidst neglect and mystery surrounding her parentage. Through her relationship with Mr. William Standish, a journalist who becomes her friend and protector, the story explores themes of friendship, identity, and the search for belonging. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Meg, a silent and observant child, living under the care of the indifferent landlady, Mrs. Browne. Her life changes with the arrival of Mr. Standish, who becomes a source of companionship and inspiration for Meg. Their interactions reveal Meg’s desire to find out more about her deceased mother, whom she imagines as a beautiful lady. The opening chapters set the stage for Meg's emotional growth and her journey toward recognizing her self-worth, emphasizing her determination to pursue education and a better life despite her circumstances. The intricacies of her character are highlighted through moments of poignant reflection and the fierce loyalty she demonstrates toward her newfound friend. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39936/39936-h/images/cover.jpg en Girls -- England -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 479466 479224 2024-09-16T17:15:06.368648 2023-09-17T11:25:49.358448 text/html text/html 484174 2012-06-06T22:19:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 749984 2012-06-06T22:21:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 770836 2024-09-16T17:15:14.228074 application/epub+zip 773493 2024-09-16T17:15:07.535648 application/epub+zip 239459 2024-09-16T17:15:06.943628 application/epub+zip 933318 2024-09-16T17:15:19.255069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 883027 2024-09-16T17:15:13.537126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349610 2022-09-18T09:44:20.929756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431894 431805 2024-09-16T17:15:04.838652 2023-09-17T11:25:48.202433 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 431525 2012-06-06T22:16:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 161989 2012-06-06T22:16:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 431540 2012-06-06T22:16:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 161977 2012-06-06T22:16:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20121 2024-09-16T17:15:19.546083 application/rdf+xml 27078 2024-09-16T17:15:07.052652 image/jpeg 3890 2024-09-16T17:15:06.997708 image/jpeg 746595 2024-09-16T17:15:06.426680 application/octet-stream application/zip