Project Gutenberg 2013-04-21 Public domain in the USA. 77 Sandham, Elizabeth The Adopted Daughter: A Tale for Young Persons Produced by Dianna Adair, Marc-André Seekamp and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Adopted Daughter: A Tale for Young Persons" by Elizabeth Sandham is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story follows Mrs. Meridith, the heiress of two estates, as she navigates personal losses, her early memories with the Campbells—her foster family—and her desire to contribute positively to her community after returning to her childhood home. The narrative explores themes of kindness, compassion, and the importance of social responsibility, particularly through the character of Mrs. Meridith as she looks to care for those around her. The opening of the tale introduces us to Mrs. Meridith's return to Rosewood after significant personal loss, including the death of her husband and the unfortunate demise of her mother during childbirth. As she reconnects with her past and the families who cared for her, especially the Campbells, she resolves to utilize her wealth to improve the lives of the villagers, emphasizing her commitment to kindness and support for those in need. The text highlights her affectionate relationship with the Campbells and her determination to adopt their orphaned child, Anna, to provide her with a better life while also enriching her own. This sets a poignant tone for the story, inviting young readers to consider the values of empathy, gratitude, and community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42572/42572-h/images/cover.jpg en Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Family -- Juvenile fiction Social classes -- Juvenile fiction Adopted children -- Juvenile fiction Inheritance and succession -- Juvenile fiction Fathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction Motherless families -- Juvenile fiction Charity -- Juvenile fiction Wealth -- Juvenile fiction Nannies -- Juvenile fiction Widows -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 238434 238443 2024-09-18T03:55:15.511056 2023-09-18T12:23:12.668862 text/html text/html 238782 2013-04-21T10:42:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 189039 2013-04-21T10:42:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 202450 2024-09-18T03:55:19.627032 application/epub+zip 203715 2024-09-18T03:55:16.168055 application/epub+zip 138519 2024-09-18T03:55:15.818058 application/epub+zip 291833 2024-09-18T03:55:22.502000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258272 2024-09-18T03:55:19.239073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193487 2022-09-19T12:38:27.052085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206461 2024-09-18T03:55:14.867024 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 206140 2013-04-21T10:42:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 75739 2013-04-21T10:42:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 206136 2013-04-21T10:42:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 75714 2013-04-21T10:42:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 206127 2013-04-21T10:42:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75688 2013-04-21T10:42:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23704 2024-09-18T03:55:22.654997 application/rdf+xml 19822 2024-09-18T03:55:15.900050 image/jpeg 3285 2024-09-18T03:55:15.860032 image/jpeg 188780 2024-09-18T03:55:15.535049 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