Project Gutenberg 2007-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 163 Pansy 1841 1930 Alden, Isabella Macdonald Alden, Mrs. G. R. (Isabella) Alden, Isabella M. Three People Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Three People" by Pansy is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows three boys—Pliny Hastings, Bennie Phillips, and Tode Mall—who share a birthday but grow up in vastly different circumstances. Pliny is the son of a wealthy liquor dealer, Bennie is raised in a more modest household, and Tode comes from a struggling, impoverished background, living in a rough environment. The book explores themes of social class, the impact of wealth on character, and the stark differences in their lives. At the start of the novel, the narrative introduces baby Pliny L. Hastings, celebrating his first birthday amid luxury and joy, while just a mile away, Tode Mall crawls in a filthy cellar, unaware of the significance of his own birth. Following these contrasting beginnings, we meet the Phillips family that thinks fondly of their son Bennie yet may not have the means to celebrate him the way Pliny's family does. The opening chapters set the stage for the importance of the characters' socioeconomic backgrounds and how these influences shape their identities and futures. The groundwork is laid for a deeper exploration of the consequences of their upbringings as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Social classes -- Juvenile fiction Temperance -- Juvenile fiction Clergy -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 572911 2025-08-09T03:32:02.883306 text/html 576634 2021-01-01T19:55:20 text/html 407059 2025-08-09T03:32:12.776201 application/epub+zip 413349 2025-08-09T03:32:05.372242 application/epub+zip 286399 2025-08-09T03:32:03.966287 application/epub+zip 621482 2025-08-09T03:32:18.178171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562186 2025-08-09T03:32:11.558205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396374 2022-09-10T04:16:33.441402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507485 2025-08-09T03:32:01.470247 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 507346 2021-01-01T19:55:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 507337 2021-01-01T19:55:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13863368 2007-03-13T10:52:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 22073 2025-08-09T03:32:18.326183 application/rdf+xml 8239 2025-08-09T03:32:04.481267 image/jpeg 2419 2025-08-09T03:32:04.223267 image/jpeg 192263 2021-01-01T19:55:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 313862 2021-01-01T19:55:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 192250 2021-01-01T19:55:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 361731 2025-08-09T03:32:02.992297 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