Project Gutenberg 2005-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 51 Wright, Harold Bell 1872 1944 Helen of the Old House Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Brendan Lane, Josephine Paolucci and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Helen of the Old House" by Harold Bell Wright is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in the small manufacturing city of Millsburgh and revolves around the lives of its inhabitants, focusing on the contrast between the wealthy Mill owner Adam Ward and the struggling working-class families in the community. The characters, particularly Adam's daughter Helen and the children Bobby and Maggie Whaley, navigate themes of class struggle, happiness, and social responsibility against the backdrop of an industrialized society. The beginning of the novel introduces two children, Bobby and Maggie Whaley, who live in a poor community overshadowed by the Mill owned by Adam Ward. As they explore their environment, they come across a peculiar figure known as the Interpreter, who resides in a small hut on a cliff overlooking the Mill. The children, drawn by curiosity and the hope of adventure, climb to meet the Interpreter and are welcomed into his world filled with stories and kindness. Their initial joy is contrasted sharply with their subsequent encounter with Adam Ward, who harshly confronts them, revealing the depth of class divides and animosity that permeates their lives. The story sets the stage for deeper explorations of personal connections, societal roles, and the quest for happiness amidst adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 589963 589853 2024-10-04T10:46:27.214160 2023-10-04T09:39:37.181741 text/html text/html 589956 589846 2024-10-04T10:46:27.527164 2023-10-04T09:39:37.396767 text/html text/html 278943 2024-10-04T10:46:36.190125 application/epub+zip 287269 2024-10-04T10:46:29.600153 application/epub+zip 287269 2024-10-04T10:46:28.315142 application/epub+zip 519141 2024-10-04T10:46:41.556079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475765 2024-10-04T10:46:35.359101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429575 2022-09-05T04:08:36.264429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533284 533225 2024-10-04T10:46:26.611157 2023-10-04T09:39:36.722762 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 533057 2012-08-07T11:06:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 195336 2012-08-16T09:35:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 533049 2012-08-07T11:06:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 195311 2012-08-16T09:35:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20880 2024-10-04T10:46:41.687072 application/rdf+xml 12672 2024-10-04T10:46:28.886144 image/jpeg 3719 2024-10-04T10:46:28.602141 image/jpeg 273484 2024-10-04T10:46:27.576163 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