Project Gutenberg 2005-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 199 Meade, L. T. 1854 1914 Smith, Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Meade, Mrs. L. T. Thomas, Elizabeth Meade, Elizabeth Thomasina Meade, Lillie Mead, L. T. The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Suzanne Lybarger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls" by L. T. Meade is a novel written in the late 19th century. It centers around three sisters, Primrose, Jasmine, and Daisy Mainwaring, who experience the transformative challenges that come after the death of their mother. The story explores themes of resilience, family bonds, and the quest for independence as the sisters navigate their new life marked by financial difficulties and the necessity of earning a living. At the start of the book, we are introduced to the sisters, whose lives change drastically following the unexpected death of their mother. Each girl has her own distinct personality: Primrose is calm and sensible, Jasmine is spirited and romantic, and Daisy, the youngest, is sweet and innocent. The narrative delves into their early days of loss as they seek to adjust to their circumstances, grappling with grief while trying to maintain a sense of normalcy. The sisters' close bond is highlighted, as is their determination to stay together despite the hardships ahead, setting the stage for their journey towards self-sufficiency and personal growth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction England -- Juvenile fiction Young women -- Juvenile fiction Sisters -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: British Literature 597447 2025-07-06T12:38:51.542052 text/html 617840 2020-12-14T04:53:05 text/html 487343 2025-07-06T12:39:01.350495 application/epub+zip 494172 2025-07-06T12:38:54.830993 application/epub+zip 290965 2025-07-06T12:38:53.450033 application/epub+zip 770738 2025-07-06T12:39:06.583508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 725221 2025-07-06T12:39:00.336527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475398 2022-09-07T20:12:15.920523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 567456 2025-07-06T12:38:50.369013 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 567273 2020-12-14T04:53:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 567264 2020-12-14T04:53:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22281 2025-07-06T12:39:06.734478 application/rdf+xml 14584 2025-07-06T12:38:54.032034 image/jpeg 3476 2025-07-06T12:38:53.758039 image/jpeg 208778 2020-12-14T04:53:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 410555 2020-12-14T04:53:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 208740 2020-12-14T04:53:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 478385 2025-07-06T12:38:51.596098 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