Project Gutenberg 2005-10-10 Public domain in the USA. 176 Stretton, Hesba 1832 1911 Smith, Sarah Fern's Hollow Produced by Joel Erickson, Christine Gehring, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Fern's Hollow" by Hesba Stretton is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows the life of young Stephen Fern, who lives with his family in a humble cottage at Fern's Hollow, nestled among the hills. As Stephen navigates the struggles of poverty, family responsibility, and the challenges posed by a cruel landowner, the narrative explores themes of resilience, morality, and the desire for a better life. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to the picturesque but harsh landscape around Fern's Hollow and the difficult circumstances faced by Stephen's family. Stephen's father, James Fern, is gravely ill, and there are hints of a troubled past involving the grandfather, who has a history related to a long prison sentence. As James Fern passes away, Stephen is confronted with the weight of his family's future and the duty to care for his younger sister and grandfather. The story sets a poignant tone, establishing the hardships and moral dilemmas that Stephen will face in his quest to uphold his family's legacy against the oppressive forces surrounding them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Fiction Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Christian life -- Fiction Siblings -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 266981 2025-08-07T09:02:30.045365 text/html 264562 2020-12-12T17:50:33 text/html 163700 2025-08-07T09:02:35.318343 application/epub+zip 165627 2025-08-07T09:02:31.832377 application/epub+zip 165627 2025-08-07T09:02:30.700375 application/epub+zip 296672 2025-08-07T09:02:38.207359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273966 2025-08-07T09:02:34.633387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240560 2022-09-08T07:56:58.835557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254248 2025-08-07T09:02:29.632387 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 254139 2020-12-12T17:50:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 254130 2020-12-12T17:50:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20698 2025-08-07T09:02:38.332321 application/rdf+xml 10750 2025-08-07T09:02:31.218362 image/jpeg 2843 2025-08-07T09:02:30.946355 image/jpeg 96497 2020-12-12T17:50:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 98857 2020-12-12T17:50:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 96474 2020-12-12T17:50:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 158473 2025-08-07T09:02:30.067371 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