Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 77 Carey, Rosa Nouchette 1840 1909 Carey, R. Nouchette (Rosa Nouchette) Esther : a book for girls Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Avinash Kothare, Tom Allen, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "Esther: A Book for Girls" by Rosa Nouchette Carey is a fictional work likely written during the late 19th century. The story centers on Esther Cameron, a young girl grappling with her identity and her place in a world of change, focusing on her family dynamics and the struggles they face after the death of their father. The narrative hints at themes of personal growth, family responsibility, and societal expectations for young women. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Esther as she reflects on her name and bemoans her perceived lack of beauty compared to her sister and peers. The last day at her school, Redmayne House, brings a mix of nostalgia and anxiety as she prepares to leave her childhood behind for an uncertain family future. Her Uncle Geoffrey arrives to take her home because their father is ill, and the weight of this news casts a shadow over what should be a festive occasion. As Esther grapples with the emotional turmoil and changes forced upon her, we glimpse the personalities and relationships among her family members, foreshadowing the challenges they will face together in their new life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Governesses -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 462305 462306 2024-10-03T11:04:42.643358 2023-10-03T09:47:59.511229 text/html text/html 462369 2014-03-17T13:11:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 171314 2014-03-17T13:13:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 248795 2024-10-03T11:04:51.239286 application/epub+zip 255352 2024-10-03T11:04:45.723284 application/epub+zip 249921 2024-10-03T11:04:44.423307 application/epub+zip 422284 2024-10-03T11:04:55.446230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409719 2024-10-03T11:04:50.402293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370635 2022-09-03T13:50:11.412871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439825 439697 2024-10-03T11:04:41.569342 2023-10-03T09:47:58.668204 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 439597 2014-03-17T13:11:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 168031 2014-03-17T13:13:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20088 2024-10-03T11:04:55.573240 application/rdf+xml 10508 2024-10-03T11:04:44.984292 image/jpeg 3000 2024-10-03T11:04:44.701383 image/jpeg 244306 2024-10-03T11:04:42.683326 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