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 Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 62 Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan 1870 1942 Hegan, Alice Caldwell Rice, Alice Hegan Lovey Mary Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Lovey Mary" by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around the struggles and aspirations of a young girl named Lovey Mary, who grapples with feelings of inadequacy and yearns for love and acceptance while navigating her life in an orphanage. Lovey Mary's character is richly layered, depicted as both rebellious and compassionate, seeking to find her place in a world that often seems unkind. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Lovey Mary as she engages in a comedic yet poignant interaction with Miss Bell, the matron of the orphanage, illustrating her chaotic inner world. The opening chapter showcases her contradictions—her desire for beauty and acceptance against the harsh realities of her upbringing. Lovey’s longing for connection is further emphasized when she is tasked with caring for a baby, Tommy, which ignites a fierce protective instinct within her. As Lovey Mary faces various trials—her disdain for her appearance, her resentment toward the orphanage, and her fierce love for Tommy—the narrative sets a tone of both vulnerability and resilience, engaging readers in her quest for identity and belonging. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Orphans -- Fiction Friendship -- Fiction Mothers and sons -- Fiction Runaway children -- Fiction Youth and death -- Fiction Girls -- Conduct of life -- Fiction Orphanages -- Fiction Poverty -- Fiction Kindness -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 166656 166532 2024-10-03T07:12:54.082972 2023-10-03T06:57:33.599009 text/html text/html 166649 166525 2024-10-03T07:12:54.339980 2023-10-03T06:57:33.748995 text/html text/html 135950 2024-10-03T07:13:00.857932 application/epub+zip 137939 2024-10-03T07:12:57.344954 application/epub+zip 129201 2024-10-03T07:12:55.891958 application/epub+zip 254136 2024-10-03T07:13:03.641941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235411 2024-10-03T07:13:00.065950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193800 2022-09-03T09:34:19.749978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143480 143407 2024-10-03T07:12:53.684973 2023-10-03T06:57:33.406994 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 138595 2020-12-29T07:43:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56121 2020-12-29T07:43:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21425 2024-10-03T07:13:04.052915 application/rdf+xml 12577 2024-10-03T07:12:56.648954 image/jpeg 3395 2024-10-03T07:12:56.263964 image/jpeg 135035 2024-10-03T07:12:54.358975 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia