Project Gutenberg 2006-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 218 McIlwraith, Jean N. (Jean Newton) 1859 1938 Forsyth, Jean McIlwraith, Jean Newton McIlwraith, J. N. (Jean Newton) M'Ilwraith, J. N. (Jean Newton) The Making of Mary Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Melissa Er-Raqabi, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (www.canadiana.org)) "The Making of Mary" by Jean N. McIlwraith is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story focuses on a young girl named Mary Mason, who is depicted as a resourceful and neglected child searching for a place to belong, transitioning from an abusive past to a new life with the Gemmell family, who take her in. The narrative explores themes of identity, kindness, and the quest for acceptance. At the start of the book, we meet Mary Mason, a frail girl living in a deserted farmhouse, having escaped an abusive situation. She bravely navigates her new environment, emphasizing her resilience despite loneliness and poverty. After a night of fear and uncertainty, she ventures to find refuge at the home of Mrs. Morgan, foreshadowing the struggles she will face as she seeks a sense of belonging. As the story unfolds, we are introduced to the Gemmell family, who take Mary in, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of her character and the complexities of her new life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Orphans -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Journalists -- Fiction Theosophists -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 198774 2025-10-08T08:46:22.791565 text/html 199979 2006-09-21T20:34:38 text/html 922168 2025-10-08T08:46:30.934573 application/epub+zip 921792 2025-10-08T08:46:26.372605 application/epub+zip 142154 2025-10-08T08:46:24.534559 application/epub+zip 780978 2025-10-08T08:46:33.861499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 759323 2025-10-08T08:46:29.526568 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249145 2022-09-09T08:56:27.171164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168733 2025-10-08T08:46:22.170629 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 168648 2006-09-21T20:34:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 168639 2006-09-21T20:34:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20737 2025-10-08T08:46:34.001517 application/rdf+xml 13461 2025-10-08T08:46:25.035625 image/jpeg 3467 2025-10-08T08:46:24.785569 image/jpeg 67814 2006-09-21T20:34:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 556372 2006-09-21T20:34:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 67785 2006-09-21T20:34:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 630199 2025-10-08T08:46:22.858610 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