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 Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 76 Stretton, Hesba 1832 1911 Smith, Sarah Brought Home Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Garcia, Tiffany Vergon, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Team "Brought Home" by Hesba Stretton is a novel likely composed during the late 19th century. The narrative centers around the lives of David and Sophy Chantrey, a clergyman and his wife, who face significant challenges stemming from Sophy's battle with addiction and her subsequent tragic decline. The story explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the societal views of sin, as well as the profound impact these issues have on their family and community. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the tranquil market town of Upton, setting the stage for the drama that will unfold. David Chantrey, the local rector, is compelled to leave for Madeira for health reasons, necessitating a difficult separation from Sophy and their son, Charlie. As David struggles with the financial implications of his absence and the worries about his family’s wellbeing, Sophy is left in the care of her wealthy but domineering aunt, Mrs. Bolton. The opening chapters delve into the contrasts between the peaceful environment of Upton and the internal turmoil of the characters, particularly Sophy's growing sense of isolation and despair—a theme that foreshadows her later struggles with dependency. Through Sophy’s character, the narrative begins to explore the complexities of addiction and the support and judgment of those around her, setting the stage for a profound examination of personal and societal challenges as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Temperance -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 228087 227880 2024-11-03T13:00:35.526780 2023-10-04T03:55:42.578752 text/html text/html 224070 2012-11-04T20:40:52 text/html; charset=us-ascii 77482 2012-11-04T20:48:32 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 144593 2024-11-03T13:00:42.453740 application/epub+zip 146696 2024-11-03T13:00:38.025762 application/epub+zip 146697 2024-11-03T13:00:36.314756 application/epub+zip 258740 2024-11-03T13:00:45.287742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233497 2024-11-03T13:00:41.825720 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202240 2022-09-04T05:40:38.573950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193763 193650 2024-11-03T13:00:34.215800 2023-10-04T03:55:42.262738 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 193586 2012-10-13T23:44:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73795 2012-11-04T20:48:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20136 2024-11-03T13:00:45.433719 application/rdf+xml 9973 2024-11-03T13:00:37.103759 image/jpeg 2696 2024-11-03T13:00:36.600754 image/jpeg 140049 2024-11-03T13:00:35.605777 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia