Project Gutenberg 2005-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 110 Burnett, Frances Hodgson 1849 1924 Townesend, Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett Hodgson, Frances Eliza A Fair Barbarian Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Etext produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and PG Distributed Proofreaders HTML file produced by David Widger "A Fair Barbarian" by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in the small English town of Slowbridge, where the arrival of Miss Octavia Bassett from America, niece to Miss Belinda Bassett, creates quite a stir. Octavia's unconventional charm and vibrant personality serve as a contrast to the reserved and somewhat rigid social norms of Slowbridge, leading to amusing encounters and societal clashes. The opening of the novel introduces the conservative town of Slowbridge, which is shaken by the unexpected arrival of Octavia, who embodies a bold, carefree spirit shaped by her American upbringing. Initially flustered, Miss Belinda struggles to comprehend her niece's lively demeanor and extravagant attire, which starkly contrast with the town's genteel stylings. As Octavia navigates her new environment, curious townspeople observe her with a mix of fascination and disapproval, setting the stage for an exploration of cultural differences and the complexities of social acceptance in Victorian society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Villages -- England -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Love stories Bildungsromans Americans -- England -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 318841 318842 2024-10-04T11:01:42.650976 2023-10-04T09:51:24.156579 text/html text/html 316965 2019-04-13T14:28:58 text/html 177990 2024-10-04T11:01:51.029428 application/epub+zip 183389 2024-10-04T11:01:45.996978 application/epub+zip 170415 2024-10-04T11:01:44.625978 application/epub+zip 360408 2024-10-04T11:01:54.738443 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330675 2024-10-04T11:01:50.141468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307437 2022-09-05T04:25:16.210440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261868 261742 2024-10-04T11:01:41.603975 2023-10-04T09:51:23.259555 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 261572 2019-04-13T14:28:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 96138 2019-04-13T14:29:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 261563 2012-08-30T19:47:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 96113 2012-08-30T19:50:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22353 2024-10-04T11:01:54.873441 application/rdf+xml 14066 2024-10-04T11:01:45.182986 image/jpeg 3552 2024-10-04T11:01:44.905120 image/jpeg 101263 2019-04-13T14:29:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 173166 2024-10-04T11:01:42.674997 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