Project Gutenberg 2005-01-17 Public domain in the USA. 186 Bosher, Kate Langley 1865 1932 How It Happened Produced by Stephen Schulze and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Team "How It Happened" by Kate Langley Bosher is a novel likely written during the early 20th century. The book introduces readers to a young girl named Carmencita who lives in a modest home and grapples with her family's struggles, shaped by poverty and the loss of her mother. With a spirit full of resilience, she explores her desires for beauty and happiness against the backdrop of her challenging environment. At the start of the novel, we meet Carmencita, who expresses her frustration with the remnants of her late mother's gifts—particularly a gaudy hat she loathes. In a moment of cathartic release, she destroys the hat, symbolizing her desire to break free from the burdens of poverty and ugliness that plague her life. Carmencita's vivacious personality shines through as she talks to herself, dances, and prays for good fortune. Readers see her loving relationship with her blind father, her longing for a better life, and her budding dreams for Christmas, which become central to her journey. The opening sets the stage for themes of hope, personal struggle, and the quest for connection, urging readers to witness Carmencita's vibrant world as it unfolds amid hardship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christmas stories PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 210943 2025-06-06T10:14:17.271934 text/html 214984 2020-12-19T05:42:47 text/html; charset=us-ascii 299793 2025-06-06T10:14:24.121882 application/epub+zip 302338 2025-06-06T10:14:20.374892 application/epub+zip 137626 2025-06-06T10:14:19.016878 application/epub+zip 391316 2025-06-06T10:14:27.041845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371018 2025-06-06T10:14:23.248871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248294 2022-09-07T17:58:50.398835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197980 2023-09-07T04:40:48.850515 text/plain 15476 2025-06-06T10:14:27.183819 application/rdf+xml 13807 2025-06-06T10:14:19.572879 image/jpeg 3523 2025-06-06T10:14:19.296886 image/jpeg 295044 2025-06-06T10:14:17.336870 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