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Title: Aikenside
Note: Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Aikenside" by Mary Jane Holmes is a novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the struggles of a young girl named Madeline Clyde, who aspires to help her impoverished family by becoming a schoolteacher, despite her tender age and the challenges she faces. The community's political and social dynamics serve as a backdrop to her journey, as her grandfather, Grandpa Markham, faces the threat of losing their family home due to a mortgage, heightening the stakes for Madeline's success. The opening of the story introduces the reader to the village of Devonshire, where conflicts arise over the qualifications for teaching and the community's educational politics. Madeline is determined to secure a teaching position to help her grandfather financially, revealing her maturity and sense of responsibility. As preparations for her examination unfold, we get a glimpse of the pressures she faces while living in a society that often undervalues the contributions of young women. Notably, her examination encounter with Dr. Holbrook, who has been elected to assess her qualifications, sets the stage for key developments in the plot, linking her aspirations closely with her family's fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Holmes, Mary Jane, 1825-1907
EBook No.: 6954
Published: Nov 1, 2004
Downloads: 61
Language: English
Subject: Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Aikenside
Note: Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Aikenside" by Mary Jane Holmes is a novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the struggles of a young girl named Madeline Clyde, who aspires to help her impoverished family by becoming a schoolteacher, despite her tender age and the challenges she faces. The community's political and social dynamics serve as a backdrop to her journey, as her grandfather, Grandpa Markham, faces the threat of losing their family home due to a mortgage, heightening the stakes for Madeline's success. The opening of the story introduces the reader to the village of Devonshire, where conflicts arise over the qualifications for teaching and the community's educational politics. Madeline is determined to secure a teaching position to help her grandfather financially, revealing her maturity and sense of responsibility. As preparations for her examination unfold, we get a glimpse of the pressures she faces while living in a society that often undervalues the contributions of young women. Notably, her examination encounter with Dr. Holbrook, who has been elected to assess her qualifications, sets the stage for key developments in the plot, linking her aspirations closely with her family's fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Holmes, Mary Jane, 1825-1907
EBook No.: 6954
Published: Nov 1, 2004
Downloads: 61
Language: English
Subject: Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.