Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 183 Church, Ella Rodman 1831 1912 Rodman, Ella A Grandmother's Recollections Produced by Internet Archive; University of Florida, Children, Amy Petri and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "A Grandmother's Recollections" by Ella Rodman Church is a reflective narrative that falls within the genre of historical memoirs, written in the mid-19th century. The book captures the author's experiences and insights on life, family dynamics, and childhood under the guidance of a strong maternal figure, her grandmother, who arrives to stay with her family. The narrative is characterized by a blend of humor and nostalgia as the young narrator grapples with her identity, familial relationships, and childhood misadventures in a large family. The opening of the book sets a vibrant scene with the grandmother's arrival, eliciting anticipation and curiosity among the narrator and her siblings. The children are depicted as lively and mischievous, preparing to meet a woman they imagine to be stern and dignified. As the grandmother enters, her commanding presence is felt immediately, creating both a sense of awe and discomfort in the narrator, particularly as the grandmother comments on her past behavior as a child. Throughout this introduction, we see a mix of childish innocence and the narrator's budding self-awareness, alongside amusing anecdotes that highlight family life during that era. The initial chapters promise a journey filled with humor, lessons, and a rich exploration of the author's childhood through the lens of her grandmother's recounting of her own past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature PZ Text Category: Biographies Category: American Literature 286057 2025-08-05T07:48:57.534815 text/html 291169 2020-12-25T20:47:25 text/html 447966 2025-08-05T07:49:05.155823 application/epub+zip 450440 2025-08-05T07:49:00.834832 application/epub+zip 180681 2025-08-05T07:48:59.600826 application/epub+zip 592960 2025-08-05T07:49:08.344934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563970 2025-08-05T07:49:04.268834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279915 2022-09-05T13:13:15.457322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258333 2025-08-05T07:48:57.068838 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 238465 2024-10-28T18:41:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 259776 2020-12-25T20:47:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 259767 2020-12-25T20:47:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21028 2025-08-05T07:49:08.485765 application/rdf+xml 12266 2025-08-05T07:49:00.111803 image/jpeg 2942 2025-08-05T07:48:59.859807 image/jpeg 100650 2020-12-25T20:47:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 359933 2020-12-25T20:47:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 100626 2020-12-25T20:47:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 435797 2025-08-05T07:48:57.566841 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