Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 56 Hall, M. G. C. (Mary Georgina Caroline) Hall, Cecil, Mrs. A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba Reading ease score: 66.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Mark Hamann, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions "A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba" by Mrs. Cecil Hall is a historical account reflecting daily life and experiences of a woman and her family during the late 19th century. The book presents a personal narrative through letters written home, chronicling the journey and challenges faced by the author and her companions as emigrants trying to establish a farm in Manitoba, Canada, amidst the backdrop of harsh landscapes and inclement weather. The opening of the memoir sets the stage for the author’s adventurous spirit as she embarks on a transatlantic journey filled with uncertainty and anticipation. Starting with a description of the challenging voyage, the narrative swiftly moves through the excitement upon arrival in New York City, notably detailing her feelings of both wonder and disappointment regarding the bustling city. With humorous observations and candid reflections, Mrs. Hall introduces her family and fellow travelers, describing the camaraderie they share amidst discomforts and mishaps. As she expresses a blend of eagerness and apprehension for their farm life ahead, themes of resilience, adaptation, and the transformation from genteel life in England to hard labor on a Canadian prairie begin to emerge, painting a vivid picture of settler life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Manitoba -- Description and travel Frontier and pioneer life -- Manitoba F1001 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 225770 225511 2024-10-03T10:27:27.525111 2023-10-03T09:20:16.636789 text/html text/html 225763 225504 2024-10-03T10:27:27.757083 2023-10-03T09:20:16.783802 text/html text/html 165242 2024-10-03T10:27:34.562557 application/epub+zip 168180 2024-10-03T10:27:31.058087 application/epub+zip 147806 2024-10-03T10:27:29.853085 application/epub+zip 310309 2024-10-03T10:27:37.097533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297082 2024-10-03T10:27:33.791553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269962 2022-09-03T13:14:17.138078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209469 209261 2024-10-03T10:27:27.235092 2023-10-03T09:20:16.446780 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 204610 2020-12-29T23:43:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80596 2020-12-29T23:43:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19055 2024-10-03T10:27:37.218534 application/rdf+xml 14593 2024-10-03T10:27:30.379083 image/jpeg 3389 2024-10-03T10:27:30.115071 image/jpeg 166293 2024-10-03T10:27:27.777106 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