Project Gutenberg 2005-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 74 Little, Frances 1863 1941 Macaulay, Fannie Caldwell The Lady of the Decoration Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Test file produced by An Anonymous Project Gutenberg Volunteer HTML file produced by David Widger "The Lady of the Decoration" by Frances Little is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story follows a young widow from Kentucky who embarks on a journey to Japan to teach in a mission school, seeking to rebuild her life after the loss of her husband. The narrative, conveyed through a series of letters to her cousin, captures her reflections on her past, her new experiences, and the struggles of adapting to a foreign culture. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to the protagonist, who is apprehensive yet eager about her upcoming voyage to Japan. She grapples with feelings of loss, homesickness, and uncertainty about her future. Her correspondence reveals her internal conflict regarding her past life and the expectations placed upon her as a missionary. As the opening unfolds, she describes her journey on the ship, encounters with fellow passengers, and the challenges she faces while transitioning into her new role in Japan. Through her witty and candid observations, the reader gains insight into her character and the historic context of her experiences as a foreigner navigating a new world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Japan -- History -- Meiji period, 1868-1912 -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 243053 243054 2024-10-04T03:37:29.237258 2023-10-04T04:27:15.429765 text/html text/html 245110 2013-05-09T12:17:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 84931 2013-05-09T12:18:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 153116 2024-10-04T03:37:35.788183 application/epub+zip 156522 2024-10-04T03:37:31.522204 application/epub+zip 156524 2024-10-04T03:37:30.027244 application/epub+zip 316826 2024-10-04T03:37:38.979204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282545 2024-10-04T03:37:34.855181 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238888 2022-09-04T06:27:52.927515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203016 202917 2024-10-04T03:37:28.428294 2023-10-04T04:27:14.969761 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 202717 2013-05-09T12:17:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 80738 2013-05-09T12:18:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 202708 2013-05-09T12:17:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80715 2013-05-09T12:18:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21903 2024-10-04T03:37:39.425175 application/rdf+xml 12774 2024-10-04T03:37:30.828227 image/jpeg 3734 2024-10-04T03:37:30.433216 image/jpeg 146882 2024-10-04T03:37:29.258247 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