Project Gutenberg 2023-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 99 Leslie, Madeline 1815 1893 Aunt Hattie Baker, Harriette Newell Woods Hattie, Aunt Gem of neatness : $b Or, the cousins $aBoston :$bAndrew F. Graves, $c1872. Sparkling gems for youth, series for girls, 4. Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. "Gem of Neatness: Or, the Cousins" by Madeline Leslie is a children's novel written in the early 1870s. This book is part of a series that addresses moral virtues and is likely targeted at young girls. The central theme revolves around the importance of neatness, order, and character development, drawing parallels between personal habits and moral values as conveyed through the lives of its young protagonists. The story follows two cousins, Emily and Milly. Emily is a well-mannered, neat girl, while Milly arrives messy and wild from her upbringing in India. As the narrative unfolds, it focuses on Milly's journey toward becoming tidy and polite under the guidance of her cousin and Aunt Priscilla. The book highlights their interactions, Milly’s struggles to adapt to a new way of living, and the lessons they all learn about kindness, patience, and proper conduct. The story emphasizes that true cleanliness and orderliness reflect inner virtues and the importance of loving one's fellow beings, ultimately culminating in Milly's development into a better version of herself through her efforts and the support of her family. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20231128201119leslie 1872 US en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Girls -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Orderliness -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Juvenile fiction Sanitation -- Religious aspects -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 93382 2025-01-28T14:02:42.336285 text/html 68679 2023-12-02T01:19:56 text/html 379674 2025-01-28T14:02:44.802267 application/epub+zip 379509 2025-01-28T14:02:42.818286 application/epub+zip 90756 2025-01-28T14:02:42.585270 application/epub+zip 424393 2025-01-28T14:02:46.351839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414117 2025-01-28T14:02:44.532265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 81882 2025-01-28T14:02:42.027267 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 62209 2023-12-02T01:19:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16735 2025-01-28T14:02:46.486740 application/rdf+xml 19350 2025-01-28T14:02:42.656286 image/jpeg 2764 2025-01-28T14:02:42.621286 image/jpeg 445707 2025-01-28T14:02:42.356246 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