Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 107 Holmes, Mary Jane 1825 1907 Holmes, Mary Jane (Hawes) Holmes, Mary J. Maggie Miller: The Story of Old Hagar's Secret Produced by Kevin Handy, Dave Maddock, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Maggie Miller: The Story of Old Hagar's Secret" by Mary Jane Holmes is a novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The book revolves around the intertwined lives of Maggie Miller, a spirited young girl, and Hagar Warren, her enigmatic grandmother, whose past traumas and secrets influence their lives and relationships with others. The narrative delves into themes of identity, social class, and the quest for belonging. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the atmospheric setting of New England, particularly the "Old House by the Mill," which harbors a rich history that includes a proud lineage and a significant family secret. We learn of Hagar, who once served a prominent family, and her complex emotions regarding her daughter’s fate and her own socioeconomic status. As the story unfolds, we also meet Maggie, who is full of life and curiosity, contrasting with the somber tones of her family's legacy. The opening chapters set the stage for a tale of contrasts: joy and sorrow, freedom and constraint, as both Maggie and Hagar navigate their lives against the backdrop of secrets that have the potential to change everything. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 515893 2025-06-20T18:56:57.535980 text/html 515885 515749 2024-11-05T08:47:53.168945 2023-10-05T08:50:49.884566 text/html text/html 274161 2025-06-20T18:57:16.559883 application/epub+zip 281275 2025-06-20T18:57:06.944930 application/epub+zip 266391 2025-06-20T18:57:01.556938 application/epub+zip 510427 2025-06-20T18:57:25.504891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476652 2025-06-20T18:57:15.726912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417997 2022-09-05T12:33:49.857350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482015 2025-06-20T18:56:56.914002 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 462173 2024-10-28T18:35:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11185 2025-06-20T18:57:25.642902 application/rdf+xml 15313 2025-06-20T18:57:06.204919 image/jpeg 3596 2025-06-20T18:57:05.919948 image/jpeg 269601 2025-06-20T18:56:57.582946 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia