Project Gutenberg 2016-07-14 Public domain in the USA. 44 Fisler, Annie Stories of a Governess Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Lucinda Forest from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "Stories of a Governess" by Annie Fisler is a fictional work written in the mid-19th century. The narrative revolves around the experiences and challenges faced by a young governess named Miss Lane as she interacts with the children under her care—a family grappling with loss and seeking guidance. The story delves into themes of childhood innocence, moral lessons, and the nurturing bond between the governess and the young ones, reflecting on the transformative power of love and responsibility. At the start of the book, the anticipation and curiosity of the children waiting for their new governess set the emotional tone. As they speculate about her qualities, the story paints a vivid picture of their home life, marked by the absence of their deceased mother and the loving but challenging environment created by their father. The narrative introduces each child's unique personality—Lillie's eagerness, Frank's restlessness, and Rosie’s quiet contemplation. The arrival of Miss Lane reveals her gentle, nurturing demeanor and her resolve to instill discipline and decorum in her young charges. As she begins to integrate into their lives, the children grapple with feelings of loss, longing, and the transformative importance of guidance in their formative years. The opening establishes a foundation of emotional depth and moral undertones that promise to unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction School children -- Juvenile fiction Governesses -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 215839 215803 2024-10-22T03:53:24.759003 2023-09-22T15:04:09.798820 text/html text/html 216773 2016-07-13T20:03:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 699466 2016-07-13T20:03:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 782583 2024-10-22T03:53:30.191975 application/epub+zip 780944 2024-10-22T03:53:26.099007 application/epub+zip 171390 2024-10-22T03:53:25.503993 application/epub+zip 736159 2024-10-22T03:53:33.354193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568166 2024-10-22T03:53:29.585993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201955 2022-09-23T23:02:27.793567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186289 186210 2024-10-22T03:53:24.168985 2023-09-22T15:04:09.242806 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 186558 2016-07-13T20:03:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 70845 2016-07-13T20:03:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19820 2024-10-22T03:53:33.494942 application/rdf+xml 15598 2024-10-22T03:53:25.586990 image/jpeg 1839 2024-10-22T03:53:25.544984 image/jpeg 702418 2024-10-22T03:53:24.814986 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