Project Gutenberg 2004-08-16 Public domain in the USA. 125 Little, Frances 1863 1941 Macaulay, Fannie Caldwell Yeto, Genjiro 1867 1924 Yeto, Gaingero Kataoka, Genjiro Kataoka, G. Little Sister Snow Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland David Widger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Little Sister Snow" by Frances Little is a novel written in the early 20th century. This poignant tale explores the life of a young Japanese girl named Yuki Chan, highlighting her experiences of childhood innocence, cultural expectations, and the struggles within the confines of her societal duties. The book offers readers a glimpse into the beauty and complexity of Japanese traditions while tackling themes of love, longing, and personal sacrifice. The story follows Yuki Chan as she transitions from a playful, carefree child in a quaint Japanese garden to a young woman facing the weight of adulthood and arranged marriage. As she develops feelings for an American boy, Dick Merrit, who visits her village, she grapples with her burgeoning emotions and the expectations placed upon her by her family and society. Yuki's life is painted with vivid imagery of her surroundings and the rich cultural practices, yet it is also tinged with the challenges of poverty and her desire for personal happiness. Throughout the narrative, Yuki struggles with the tension between her duty to her family and her dreams of love and freedom, making for a touching and reflective read for those interested in historical and cultural contexts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Japan -- History -- Meiji period, 1868-1912 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction 117733 117776 2024-10-03T07:10:19.396275 2023-10-03T06:55:38.817015 text/html text/html 113313 2020-12-29T07:42:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 887845 2020-12-29T07:42:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 991776 2024-10-03T07:10:24.503232 application/epub+zip 992045 2024-10-03T07:10:21.426268 application/epub+zip 108095 2024-10-03T07:10:20.196248 application/epub+zip 1102918 2024-10-03T07:10:26.610244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1093691 2024-10-03T07:10:23.731271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186746 2022-09-03T09:31:16.543030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 96282 96203 2024-10-03T07:10:18.852290 2023-10-03T06:55:38.409033 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 96123 2020-12-29T07:42:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37693 2020-12-29T07:42:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20177 2024-10-03T07:10:26.749205 application/rdf+xml 13533 2024-10-03T07:10:20.746256 image/jpeg 3623 2024-10-03T07:10:20.470248 image/jpeg 953007 2024-10-03T07:10:19.440554 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