Project Gutenberg 2015-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 55 Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe 1850 1943 Richards, Laura E. Merrill, Frank T. 1848 1923 Merrill, F. T. Merrill, Frank Thayer Isla Heron Produced by Suzanne Shell, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Isla Heron" by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Isla Heron, a young girl navigating life on a remote island along with her little brother Jacob, who is deaf and mute. As they cope with the absence of their parents and face the challenges of their unique upbringing, Isla eventually seeks to find a way to provide Jacob with an education and a voice in the wider world beyond their rocky home. The opening of the novel introduces Isla through her interactions with a preacher visiting the island and her unlikely friendship with Joe Brazybone, a peculiar, kind-hearted local. The narrative paints a vivid picture of the coastal landscape and its inhabitants, illustrating Isla's lonely yet rich connection with nature and her surroundings. As Isla and Joe speak of her brother, the reader learns about the Heron family's legacy, the struggles the siblings face in isolation, and Isla’s determination to seek education for Jacob. This beginning sets the stage for Isla's journey towards overcoming her fears and embarking on an adventure beyond the familiar confines of her island life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New England -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 177619 177618 2024-09-20T15:57:15.642345 2023-09-21T12:16:14.534490 text/html text/html 175969 2015-08-20T20:11:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 398889 2015-08-20T20:11:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 433674 2024-09-20T15:57:19.914300 application/epub+zip 432528 2024-09-20T15:57:16.487345 application/epub+zip 149581 2024-09-20T15:57:16.026337 application/epub+zip 488850 2024-09-20T15:57:22.627285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465182 2024-09-20T15:57:19.532347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183414 2022-09-22T13:56:26.796486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155247 155031 2024-09-20T15:57:15.265363 2023-09-21T12:16:14.143495 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 155486 2015-08-20T20:11:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 59988 2015-08-20T20:11:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19181 2024-09-20T15:57:22.764310 application/rdf+xml 23196 2024-09-20T15:57:16.104331 image/jpeg 3084 2024-09-20T15:57:16.064353 image/jpeg 399651 2024-09-20T15:57:15.673337 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 en.wikipedia