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Title: Beautiful but poor
Original Publication: United States: Street & Smith,1890.
Series Title: Eagle library no. 8
Note: Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Demian Katz, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University.)
Summary: "Beautiful but Poor" by Julia Edwards is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The story primarily revolves around Hattie Butler, a beautiful yet impoverished young woman, who lives in a dreary boarding house and works tirelessly at a bindery to make ends meet. Hattie's life takes intrigue-filled twists as she receives mysterious letters from someone in California, hinting at a hidden past and potential romance, while grappling with her unfortunate circumstances and the challenges of living amongst other working girls. The opening of the story paints a vivid picture of Hattie's reality, introducing the dingy boarding house run by the cantankerous Miss Scrimp, alongside her fellow boarders, including the kind-hearted Little Jess. The narrative highlights Hattie's quiet beauty, her admirable work ethic, and the subtle bonds of friendship that develop in the harsh environment of the boarding house. As the tale begins, Miss Scrimp becomes obsessively curious about Hattie’s correspondence, believing it to be a possible disruption to her controlled world. This establishes a sense of tension and foreshadows deeper mysteries as Hattie navigates not only her impoverished life but also the encroaching interest of others that may complicate her modest existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Edwards, Julia, 1851-1924
EBook No.: 68929
Published: Sep 7, 2022
Downloads: 108
Language: English
Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
Subject: Boardinghouses -- Fiction
Subject: Dime novels
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Beautiful but poor
Original Publication: United States: Street & Smith,1890.
Series Title: Eagle library no. 8
Note: Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Demian Katz, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University.)
Summary: "Beautiful but Poor" by Julia Edwards is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The story primarily revolves around Hattie Butler, a beautiful yet impoverished young woman, who lives in a dreary boarding house and works tirelessly at a bindery to make ends meet. Hattie's life takes intrigue-filled twists as she receives mysterious letters from someone in California, hinting at a hidden past and potential romance, while grappling with her unfortunate circumstances and the challenges of living amongst other working girls. The opening of the story paints a vivid picture of Hattie's reality, introducing the dingy boarding house run by the cantankerous Miss Scrimp, alongside her fellow boarders, including the kind-hearted Little Jess. The narrative highlights Hattie's quiet beauty, her admirable work ethic, and the subtle bonds of friendship that develop in the harsh environment of the boarding house. As the tale begins, Miss Scrimp becomes obsessively curious about Hattie’s correspondence, believing it to be a possible disruption to her controlled world. This establishes a sense of tension and foreshadows deeper mysteries as Hattie navigates not only her impoverished life but also the encroaching interest of others that may complicate her modest existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Edwards, Julia, 1851-1924
EBook No.: 68929
Published: Sep 7, 2022
Downloads: 108
Language: English
Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
Subject: Boardinghouses -- Fiction
Subject: Dime novels
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.