Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 79 Ewing, Juliana Horatia 1841 1885 Ewing, J. H. (Juliana Horatia) Ewing, J.H. Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty Jan of the Windmill: A Story of the Plains Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. This eBook was produced by Les Bowler "Jan of the Windmill: A Story of the Plains" by Juliana Horatia Ewing is a novel written during the late 19th century that revolves around the life of a young boy named Jan, who becomes a central figure in a rural community. The narrative touches upon themes of family, grief, and resilience, focusing particularly on the struggles of the windmiller and his wife, who are faced with the loss of their child and the arrival of an orphaned infant that they reluctantly take in. At the start of the book, the windmiller's wife is in despair over the loss of their youngest child, which leads to conflict between her and her husband, who is trying to maintain the mill amidst a ferocious storm. The arrival of a stranger with a baby throws their lives into further turmoil as the miller insists they adopt the child for financial reasons. This emotional turmoil lays the foundation for the story, exploring the dynamics of love and loss within a family, and revealing how Jan, the newly adopted child, begins to change his foster family's lives in unexpected ways. The opening sets a poignant tone, inviting readers to delve deeper into the complexities of the characters' lives and relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Boys -- Juvenile fiction Country life -- England -- Juvenile fiction PR PZ Text Children's Literature Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 544872 544829 2024-10-03T05:55:00.721685 2023-10-03T05:57:07.208454 text/html text/html 562904 2015-03-03T17:16:17 text/html 3331883 2015-03-03T17:29:35 text/html application/zip 3354452 2024-10-03T05:55:08.695626 application/epub+zip 3354645 2024-10-03T05:55:01.932700 application/epub+zip 257480 2024-10-03T05:55:01.268667 application/epub+zip 3506383 2024-10-03T05:55:14.105624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3451562 2024-10-03T05:55:07.693635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365295 2022-09-03T08:03:24.672077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506707 506687 2024-10-03T05:54:59.573669 2023-10-03T05:57:06.243422 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 506849 2015-03-03T17:16:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 193933 2015-03-03T17:29:35 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20387 2024-10-03T05:55:14.249600 application/rdf+xml 9106 2024-10-03T05:55:01.358677 image/jpeg 1890 2024-10-03T05:55:01.313678 image/jpeg 3343809 2024-10-03T05:55:00.839671 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