Project Gutenberg 2005-03-10 Public domain in the USA. 200 Beale, Anne 1816 1900 Gladys, the Reaper E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Martin Pettit, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Gladys, the Reaper" by Anne Beale is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story takes place in a rural setting, focusing on the life of a young Irish girl named Gladys, who appears to be in a state of distress and exhaustion, as she journeys to find her family relations in Wales amidst a backdrop of hardship and poverty faced by many characters in the narrative. The novel explores themes of compassion, social disparity, and the moral responsibilities of individuals towards those less fortunate. The opening of the novel vividly establishes the setting during a summer evening, painting a picturesque yet contrasting image of nature's beauty alongside the plight of the impoverished characters. Gladys is introduced as a weary young girl, surrounded by a group of impoverished Irish people who are pleading for assistance. Her condition draws the attention of the kind-hearted farm-lady, Mrs. Prothero, who offers refuge to Gladys despite her husband's disdain for the Irish beggars. As Mrs. Prothero navigates her husband's objections, she demonstrates genuine compassion and a strong sense of duty, making the reader curious about how Gladys's presence will affect the dynamics of the Prothero household and the broader themes of charity and social class. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1026837 2025-10-06T13:24:58.246298 text/html 1039800 2020-12-14T06:57:45 text/html 485269 2025-10-06T13:25:10.228338 application/epub+zip 500634 2025-10-06T13:25:00.546293 application/epub+zip 467841 2025-10-06T13:24:59.183320 application/epub+zip 840625 2025-10-06T13:25:18.029223 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 794867 2025-10-06T13:25:09.302234 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 738649 2022-09-07T21:07:36.924243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 987500 2025-10-06T13:24:55.315384 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 987217 2020-12-14T06:57:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 987230 2020-12-14T06:57:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19995 2025-10-06T13:25:18.175175 application/rdf+xml 12211 2025-10-06T13:24:59.716294 image/jpeg 3357 2025-10-06T13:24:59.448268 image/jpeg 370874 2020-12-14T06:57:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 410545 2020-12-14T06:57:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 370827 2020-12-14T06:57:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 471917 2025-10-06T13:24:58.329326 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