The Tangled Threads by Eleanor H. Porter
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"The Tangled Threads" by Eleanor H. Porter is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book explores the lives and struggles of various characters, with themes centering on personal sacrifice, dreams, and family dynamics. The opening stories introduce us to characters such as Hester Martin, a mother deeply dedicated to providing her daughter Penelope with opportunities she herself never had, highlighting the emotional and financial challenges of
their lives. At the start of the collection, Hester Martin is depicted as a woman who has dedicated her life to her family, reflecting on her past desires for music that remained unfulfilled. After years of saving, she finally plans to give her daughter music lessons, hoping to fulfill the dreams she could not realize. The narrative showcases Hester's hopes, her daughter's initial indifference to music, and the solace Hester finds in playing the piano, illustrating the bond between mother and daughter shaped by love, expectation, and the yearning for a better life through music. This opening segment sets the tone for the stories to come, which promise insights into the intricacies of human relationships and the threads that bind us all. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman), 1868-1920 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Tangled Threads |
| Contents | A Delayed Heritage -- The Folly of Wisdom -- Crumbs -- A Four-Footed Faith and a Two -- A Matter of System -- Angelus -- The Apple of Her Eye -- A Mushroom Of Collingsville -- That Angel Boy -- The Lady in Black -- The Saving of Dad -- Millionaire Mike's Thanksgiving -- When Mother Fell Ill -- The Glory and the Sacrifice -- The Daltons and the Legacy -- The Letter -- The Indivisible Five -- The Elephant's Board and Keep -- A Patron of Art -- When Polly Ann Played Santa Claus. |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Al Haines |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Children's stories, American |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 19336 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-19336-6 |
| Release Date | Sep 19, 2006 |
| Last Update | Sep 20, 2006 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 186 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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