Project Gutenberg 2006-11-11 Public domain in the USA. 286 Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins 1852 1930 Wilkins, Mary E. (Mary Eleanor) Freeman, Mary E. Wilkins (Mary Eleanor Wilkins) Wilkins, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, Mary Ella Young Lucretia and Other Stories Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Lucretia_and_Other_Stories Young Lucretia -- How Fidelia Went to the Store -- Ann Mary; Her Two Thanksgivings -- Ann Lizy's Patchwork -- The Little Persian Princess -- Where the Christmas-Tree Grew -- Where Sarah Jane's Doll Went -- Seventoes' Ghost -- Little Mirandy, and How She Earned Her Shoes -- A Parsnip Stew -- The Dickey Boy -- A Sweet-Grass Basket -- Mehitable Lamb E-text prepared by Chuck Greif, Juliet Sutherland, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Young Lucretia and Other Stories" by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The stories often reflect the lives of young girls and women in New England, showcasing their experiences, struggles, and the dynamics of their relationships with family and society. The titular character, Young Lucretia, is introduced as a homely yet good-natured girl who strives to uphold her family's honor while facing societal pressures and personal desires, particularly surrounding Christmas celebrations. The opening of "Young Lucretia and Other Stories" presents Young Lucretia as she navigates her daily life in a tight-knit community. Dressed in hand-me-down clothes from her aunts, she experiences both the joys and isolation of childhood, feeling a mix of pride and shame when her classmates invite her to help decorate a Christmas tree. As Lucretia grapples with her aunts' strictness and the longing to fit in with her peers, the narrative explores themes of childhood innocence, social expectations, and familial loyalty, setting the stage for her personal growth and the lessons she will learn throughout the stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction New England -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: American Literature 327667 2025-10-08T10:32:24.863126 text/html 328331 2006-11-11T16:12:25 text/html 2640585 2025-10-08T10:32:31.845116 application/epub+zip 2642062 2025-10-08T10:32:26.468105 application/epub+zip 188143 2025-10-08T10:32:25.173090 application/epub+zip 1343872 2025-10-08T10:32:35.491055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1318517 2025-10-08T10:32:30.366056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270608 2022-09-09T11:09:01.057638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304213 2025-10-08T10:32:24.237124 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 303926 2021-01-01T13:47:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 303939 2021-01-01T13:47:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21955 2025-10-08T10:32:35.645021 application/rdf+xml 15388 2025-10-08T10:32:25.251086 image/jpeg 2548 2025-10-08T10:32:25.212084 image/jpeg 111550 2021-01-01T13:47:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 2432626 2021-01-01T13:47:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 111551 2021-01-01T13:47:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 2447794 2025-10-08T10:32:24.952109 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