Project Gutenberg 2020-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 92 Hammond, Lily Hardy 1859 1925 Hammond, L. H. (Lily Hardy) In the Garden of Delight Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Mardi Desjardins & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at https://www.pgdpcanada.net "In the Garden of Delight" by Lily Hardy Hammond is a novel written in the early 20th century. This narrative centers around a young girl named Lydia, who navigates the joys and challenges of her childhood in the countryside, contrasted with her experience living in the city. The themes of nature, imagination, and personal growth unfold as she reflects on her life and relationships, especially with her Great-aunt Virginia and Great-aunt Letitia, while longing for the freedom of the outdoors. The opening of the story introduces Lydia's childhood memories, capturing her playful spirit as she revels in the beauty of nature and laments restrictions placed upon her indoor life by her great-aunts. As she expresses her yearning for the outdoors, readers are drawn into her lively imagination and the introspective journey that follows. The narrative soon takes a dramatic turn with the burning of their home, Cedarhurst, setting the stage for Lydia’s transition to a new life in the city with Great-aunt Letitia, who is determined to provide her with "city advantages." This shift hints at future conflicts and personal developments, making it clear that the story will explore themes of identity and belonging against the backdrop of changing environments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Interpersonal relations -- Fiction Families -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 367002 367018 2024-12-26T08:28:27.576535 2023-09-27T08:37:03.452498 text/html text/html 361829 2020-11-12T14:58:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 549590 2024-12-26T08:28:35.740459 application/epub+zip 554635 2024-12-26T08:28:30.668509 application/epub+zip 198033 2024-12-26T08:28:29.224492 application/epub+zip 654056 2024-12-26T08:28:39.256443 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 628532 2024-12-26T08:28:34.509451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272977 2022-09-28T18:17:15.031037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313982 314059 2024-12-26T08:28:26.705483 2023-09-27T08:37:02.561516 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 314235 2020-11-12T14:58:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17589 2024-12-26T08:28:39.388438 application/rdf+xml 14424 2024-12-26T08:28:29.348485 image/jpeg 1960 2024-12-26T08:28:29.286475 image/jpeg 642834 2024-12-26T08:28:27.614500 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