Project Gutenberg 2004-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 142 Sangster, Margaret E. (Margaret Elizabeth) 1894 1981 The Island of Faith Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Island of Faith" by Margaret E. Sangster is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set in a struggling area of New York City, the story revolves around the life of Rose-Marie Thompson, a young woman who works at a Settlement House, where she seeks to uplift the needy and downtrodden in her community while grappling with her own ideals and the harsh realities of life. The opening of the novel introduces us to the gritty environment of a New York slum and highlights Rose-Marie's aspirations to make a difference. She engages in a heated discussion with the Young Doctor, Dr. Blanchard, who holds a cynical view of the neighborhood's residents, referring to them as "like animals." Rose-Marie passionately defends the humanity of the people around her, believing in their potential and goodness. This sets the stage for her character's internal conflict, as she strives to find her place in a community filled with challenges, aspirations, and contrasting ideals of faith and service. As her journey unfolds, she interacts with various characters that embody the struggles and hopes within the Settlement House, promising a rich exploration of compassion and social responsibility. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Love stories Tenement houses -- Fiction Poor -- Fiction Social settlements -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 232747 2025-08-06T04:47:23.722657 text/html 232726 232605 2024-11-06T07:15:38.867498 2023-10-06T08:36:28.119977 text/html text/html 153542 2025-08-06T04:47:28.651600 application/epub+zip 155075 2025-08-06T04:47:25.391609 application/epub+zip 155075 2025-08-06T04:47:24.336641 application/epub+zip 292142 2025-08-06T04:47:31.248564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270014 2025-08-06T04:47:28.036587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246543 2022-09-07T01:21:53.255037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206900 2025-08-06T04:47:23.429644 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187108 2024-10-28T20:16:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17928 2025-08-06T04:47:31.369727 application/rdf+xml 12755 2025-08-06T04:47:24.821611 image/jpeg 3172 2025-08-06T04:47:24.577611 image/jpeg 151129 2025-08-06T04:47:23.741609 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