Project Gutenberg 2005-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 222 Hall, S. C., Mrs. 1800 1881 Hall, Mrs. S. C. Hall, Anna Maria Fielding Hall, Mrs S. C. Turns of Fortune, and Other Tales Produced by Internet Archive, University of Florida, PM Childrens Library, William Flis, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Turns of Fortune, and Other Tales" by Mrs. S. C. Hall is a collection of short stories likely written in the mid-19th century. The narrative begins with a poignant depiction of the life of Sarah Bond, the dutiful daughter of a miserly father, Jacob Bond. The tales explore themes of family dynamics, the impact of wealth on character, and the struggles between emotional ties and financial constraints, illustrating the complexities of human relationships and moral dilemmas. The opening of the book introduces old Jacob Bond, who is on his deathbed, discussing his avarice and his estrangement from his daughter Sarah and her sister Mary. As Sarah cares for her father, who refuses to forgive Mary for marrying a man of lower means, the story hints at themes such as the destructive nature of greed and the conflicts that can arise within families due to differing values. Sarah’s unwavering love for her father contrasts sharply with his bitterness, and the atmosphere of their home is filled with a sense of impending loss and unresolved tensions. As the narrative unfolds, it reveals Sarah’s struggles to come to terms with her father's legacy and her own desires for a more generous and fulfilling life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Love -- Juvenile fiction Youth and death -- Juvenile fiction Fate and fatalism -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Novels Category: British Literature 294166 2025-06-07T05:15:18.499376 text/html 294879 2020-12-14T13:50:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 111019 2020-12-14T13:50:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 189745 2025-06-07T05:15:26.136252 application/epub+zip 192275 2025-06-07T05:15:21.736293 application/epub+zip 182390 2025-06-07T05:15:20.414311 application/epub+zip 346780 2025-06-07T05:15:29.444245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323673 2025-06-07T05:15:25.297256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287223 2022-09-08T00:36:59.420634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269953 2025-06-07T05:15:17.916299 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 269811 2020-12-14T13:50:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 104819 2020-12-14T13:50:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 269805 2020-12-14T13:50:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104795 2020-12-14T13:50:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21492 2025-06-07T05:15:29.593249 application/rdf+xml 13295 2025-06-07T05:15:20.975290 image/jpeg 3287 2025-06-07T05:15:20.689277 image/jpeg 179420 2025-06-07T05:15:18.528324 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