Project Gutenberg 2013-01-12 Public domain in the USA. 63 Meade, L. T. 1854 1914 Smith, Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Meade, Mrs. L. T. Thomas, Elizabeth Meade, Elizabeth Thomasina Meade, Lillie Mead, L. T. Wild Heather E-text prepared by Dianna Adair, Delphine, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "WILD HEATHER" by L. T. Meade is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a young girl named Heather Grayson, who at the age of eight returns to England with her father, Major Gordon Grayson, after living in India. As she navigates her new life, she must come to terms with the loss of her mother and the introduction to her Aunt Penelope, who takes her in. The narrative explores themes around family, belonging, and the transition from childhood innocence to the complexities of adult relationships. The opening of the book introduces Heather as a spirited, imaginative child, poised between the joys of childhood and the harsh realities of adult expectations. She enjoys a close bond with her father, whose warm demeanor contrasts sharply with Aunt Penelope’s strictness and stern ways. The beginning highlights Heather's memories of her mother, particularly her confusion regarding her absence, and sets the stage for her struggles upon entering the world of her Aunt Penelope, who intends to mold her into a suitable young lady. The initial chapters deftly juxtapose Heather's carefree childhood with the seriousness of her new circumstances, hinting at future conflicts as she yearns for connection with her father and navigates her relationship with her aunt. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41826/41826-h/images/cover.jpg en Love stories Fathers and daughters -- Fiction England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Aunts -- Fiction Stepmothers -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 427398 427274 2024-09-17T13:47:24.027931 2023-09-18T08:37:19.725818 text/html text/html 430496 2013-01-12T09:19:01 text/html 639574 2013-01-12T09:21:37 text/html application/zip 658655 2024-09-17T13:47:29.852865 application/epub+zip 663872 2024-09-17T13:47:24.869906 application/epub+zip 217032 2024-09-17T13:47:24.444911 application/epub+zip 804252 2024-09-17T13:47:33.904862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 778705 2024-09-17T13:47:29.450902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332464 2022-09-19T06:54:12.217302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407052 406962 2024-09-17T13:47:22.929900 2023-09-18T08:37:18.717280 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 406714 2013-01-12T09:16:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 148695 2013-01-12T09:16:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 406721 2013-01-12T09:16:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148684 2013-01-12T09:16:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21581 2024-09-17T13:47:34.045851 application/rdf+xml 18812 2024-09-17T13:47:24.541891 image/jpeg 2987 2024-09-17T13:47:24.494897 image/jpeg 637902 2024-09-17T13:47:24.079917 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