A Girl of the People by L. T. Meade
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"A Girl of the People" by L. T. Meade is a novel likely written during the late 19th century. The story centers around Elizabeth “Bet” Granger, a strong-willed newspaper girl in Liverpool, and her struggles with the harsh realities of her life following the death of her mother. The narrative explores themes of responsibility, resilience, and the search for identity amid challenging circumstances. At the start of the novel, Bet is confronted
by her peers as they encourage her to join them, but she struggles with feelings of defiance and a deep-seated connection to her sick mother. After leaving her friends, she learns of her mother's grave illness and the prior day's loss of her cherished book, "Jane Eyre,"—a symbol of her longing for escapism. As her mother dies, Bet grapples with grief and newfound responsibility for her two younger brothers, the "Cap’n" and "Gen’ral." The opening portions set up Bet's internal conflict and her fierce determination to protect her siblings from their father's neglect, establishing the foundation for her character's evolution throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Meade, L. T., 1854-1914 |
|---|---|
| Title | A Girl of the People |
| Credits |
Produced by Beth Constantine, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 88.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Young women -- Fiction |
| Subject | Women in charitable work -- England -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 6142 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Mar 19, 2014 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 329 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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