Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 88 Hudson, W. H. (William Henry) 1841 1922 Hudson, William Henry Harford, Henry Fan : The Story of a Young Girl's Life Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Text file produced by Eric Eldred, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Fan: The Story of a Young Girl's Life" by W. H. Hudson is a novel likely written in the late 19th century, reflecting the struggles of the lower classes in Victorian London. The story revolves around a young girl named Fan, who navigates a harsh reality of poverty, neglect, and familial abuse as she desperately tries to support herself and her troubled mother. The opening portion of the novel introduces Fan and her bleak existence in a dingy home shared with her alcoholic mother and abusive father. The story starts on a misty evening, painting a vivid picture of their desolate surroundings and the strained relationships within the family. As Fan bears the brunt of her father's cruelty while attempting to support her family by selling matches in the streets, the reader is shown her profound vulnerability and inner strength. Fan's thoughts reveal her complex emotions about her parents, especially about her mother, and the societal stigma around their impoverished lifestyle. This portion establishes a poignant backdrop for her journey, setting the stage for the challenges she will face as she seeks a better life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1174092 1174093 2024-10-04T04:37:47.148751 2023-10-04T05:09:53.054557 text/html text/html 1213876 2021-02-26T00:17:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 401217 2021-02-26T00:17:41 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 485136 2024-10-04T04:38:00.878714 application/epub+zip 504433 2024-10-04T04:37:50.951762 application/epub+zip 490817 2024-10-04T04:37:49.383794 application/epub+zip 871855 2024-10-04T04:38:08.954633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 808701 2024-10-04T04:37:59.825708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 718975 2022-09-04T07:35:11.034663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1015448 1015307 2024-10-04T04:37:44.895814 2023-10-04T05:09:51.094558 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1026301 2018-03-15T14:14:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 382845 2018-03-15T14:15:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1015120 2013-06-03T12:23:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 381510 2013-06-03T12:24:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1015114 2013-06-03T12:23:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 381446 2013-06-03T12:24:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23013 2024-10-04T04:38:09.094632 application/rdf+xml 14364 2024-10-04T04:37:49.963776 image/jpeg 3497 2024-10-04T04:37:49.670785 image/jpeg 470573 2024-10-04T04:37:47.243766 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