Project Gutenberg 2013-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 67 Farjeon, B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) 1833 1903 Farjeon, Benjamin Leopold Blade-O'-Grass. Golden Grain. and Bread and Cheese and Kisses. Produced by Transcribed by Charles Bowen from page images provided by Google Books (Oxford University) "Blade-O'-Grass, Golden Grain, and Bread and Cheese and Kisses" by B. L. Farjeon is a work of fiction written in the late 19th century. The narrative unfolds in a grim part of London known as Stoney-alley, where the lives of its impoverished inhabitants serve as a backdrop for themes of neglect, survival, and the quest for compassion. Initially, we are introduced to the contrasting fates of twin girls born in dire circumstances, with one being taken in by caring hands while the other, Blade-o'-Grass, is left to fend for herself in a harsh environment. The opening of the story establishes the setting and introduces us to Blade-o'-Grass after the birth of her twin sister. As the mother of the twins dies shortly after childbirth, the community's reluctance to take responsibility for the abandoned infant leads to a series of desperate and informal fundraising efforts for the orphans. We witness the struggle between neglect and charity as the characters navigate their own hardships while trying to help the helpless. Blade-o'-Grass' young life symbolizes the struggle of the forgotten as she grow up largely ignored and uncared for, setting the stage for her future encounters and battles for survival in an unforgiving world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Christmas stories PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 952598 940340 2024-09-18T07:11:59.777666 2023-09-18T15:25:09.312575 text/html text/html 929852 2013-07-10T14:05:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5560762 2013-07-10T14:05:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5641982 2024-09-18T07:12:13.442552 application/epub+zip 5660425 2024-09-18T07:12:02.822633 application/epub+zip 428692 2024-09-18T07:12:01.012643 application/epub+zip 3459832 2024-09-18T07:12:20.803532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3410796 2024-09-18T07:12:11.650585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 775962 2022-09-19T17:10:34.728530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 850380 850282 2024-09-18T07:11:57.098667 2023-09-18T15:25:06.967575 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 850238 2013-07-10T14:05:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 322796 2013-07-10T14:05:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 850229 2013-07-10T14:05:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 322768 2013-07-10T14:05:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20196 2024-09-18T07:12:20.957521 application/rdf+xml 25134 2024-09-18T07:12:01.427614 image/jpeg 4774 2024-09-18T07:12:01.227629 image/jpeg 5627329 2024-09-18T07:11:59.976695 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