Project Gutenberg 2006-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 112 Meade, L. T. 1854 1914 Smith, Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Meade, Mrs. L. T. Thomas, Elizabeth Meade, Elizabeth Thomasina Meade, Lillie Mead, L. T. Polly: A New-Fashioned Girl Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Polly: A New-Fashioned Girl" by L. T. Meade is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Polly Perkins, a spirited and adventurous fourteen-year-old girl navigating the challenges of life in a large family. Following the death of her mother, Polly finds herself thrust into an unexpected position of responsibility as she embarks on a week-long experiment of managing her family's household. The opening portion sets up the story by illustrating the serene yet stifling summer day as Polly's excitement and innocence come to the fore. As she engages with her environment—capturing thrushes and contemplating the arrival of a new baby—it is clear that her world is about to change dramatically. The subsequent news of her mother’s death abruptly shifts the circumstances, placing the young girl in a more mature role amidst her grieving family. As the narrative unfolds, we see her determination to step up in the absence of her mother, a quest that reflects her strong will and desire for agency. Ultimately, the beginning of the novel establishes the tone of adventure and resilience that defines Polly's journey as she learns to navigate her new reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Family -- England -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Motherless families -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: British Literature 522321 2025-07-08T05:37:06.892267 text/html 548923 2006-06-23T15:09:54 text/html 285898 2025-07-08T05:37:16.159251 application/epub+zip 292882 2025-07-08T05:37:10.087267 application/epub+zip 270420 2025-07-08T05:37:08.772257 application/epub+zip 532133 2025-07-08T05:37:20.979222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486843 2025-07-08T05:37:15.249260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379158 2022-09-09T05:05:48.592623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472325 2025-07-08T05:37:05.919284 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 472187 2006-06-23T15:09:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 472178 2006-06-23T15:09:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22344 2025-07-08T05:37:21.139214 application/rdf+xml 13854 2025-07-08T05:37:09.288270 image/jpeg 3944 2025-07-08T05:37:09.027270 image/jpeg 178041 2006-06-23T15:09:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 202686 2006-06-23T15:09:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 178018 2006-06-23T15:09:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 272606 2025-07-08T05:37:06.936257 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