Project Gutenberg 2006-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 220 Byerley, Lucy Ruth Arnold : $b or, The country cousin E-text prepared by David Clarke, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Ruth Arnold" by Lucy Byerley is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Ruth Arnold, a spirited 14-year-old girl living in the English countryside, as she transitions from a simple rural life to the more complex social dynamics of city life when she is invited to spend her holidays with her wealthy relatives at the sea-side. The narrative explores themes of class, identity, and the trials of growing up as Ruth navigates her feelings of longing, insecurity, and the desire for knowledge and belonging. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Ruth as she reflects on her life after a school term and receives a letter inviting her to visit her cousin Julia for the summer. While initially content with her rustic routine, Ruth grapples with feelings of dissatisfaction and curiosity about the world beyond her quiet village. As she helps around the farm, she is confronted with the monotony of her daily tasks and dreams of a different life, leading her to contemplate escaping her provincial existence. The opening establishes a juxtaposition between Ruth's humble, hardworking background and the allure of the privileged lifestyle she is about to experience, setting the stage for her emotional and educational journey ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- Juvenile fiction Cousins -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: British Literature 179872 2025-06-08T06:35:01.381904 text/html 178809 2006-07-07T13:59:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 419153 2021-01-01T12:42:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 491129 2025-06-08T06:35:08.220846 application/epub+zip 491838 2025-06-08T06:35:04.466899 application/epub+zip 133773 2025-06-08T06:35:03.119919 application/epub+zip 600047 2025-06-08T06:35:11.071894 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 580710 2025-06-08T06:35:07.357885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201237 2022-09-09T05:49:07.589335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167088 2025-06-08T06:35:00.884928 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 166827 2021-01-01T12:42:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 62615 2021-01-01T12:42:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18439 2025-06-08T06:35:11.214837 application/rdf+xml 10918 2025-06-08T06:35:03.698890 image/jpeg 2910 2025-06-08T06:35:03.414864 image/jpeg 488799 2025-06-08T06:35:01.412887 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