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 Project Gutenberg 2007-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 252 Hofland, Mrs. (Barbara) 1770 1844 Hofland, Barbara Wreaks Hoole Hoole, Barbara Hoffland, B. (Barbara) Hoole, B. (Barbara) The Barbadoes Girl: A Tale for Young People Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Anne Storer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works in the International Children's Digital Library.) "The Barbadoes Girl: A Tale for Young People" by Mrs. Hofland is a children's novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around Matilda Sophia Hanson, a young girl who has just arrived in England from Barbados after the death of her father, and the dynamics of her new life with the Harewood family, who take her in. The narrative explores themes of character development, morality, and the transition from indulgence and arrogance towards humility and kindness. The beginning of the tale introduces us to the Harewood family, who eagerly anticipate the arrival of Matilda. Mr. Harewood explains her background to his children, who express curiosity and concern about how Matilda will adapt to life in England. As Matilda joins the family, her haughty demeanor and disrespectful attitude, shaped by her upbringing in a culture of privilege and indulgence, quickly become apparent. The first chapters highlight her interactions with the Harewood children and their attempts to foster a sense of kindness and community, setting the stage for Matilda's eventual transformation as she learns valuable lessons about compassion, humility, and the importance of good character. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 252449 2025-06-09T08:56:27.784728 text/html 255153 2021-01-02T18:45:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 286199 2021-01-02T18:45:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 372129 2025-06-09T08:56:36.030669 application/epub+zip 373455 2025-06-09T08:56:31.625675 application/epub+zip 164607 2025-06-09T08:56:29.763644 application/epub+zip 493034 2025-06-09T08:56:39.425644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468072 2025-06-09T08:56:35.019683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269464 2022-09-10T10:19:25.503896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231349 2025-06-09T08:56:27.278698 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231142 2021-01-02T18:45:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 86585 2021-01-02T18:45:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 231133 2021-01-02T18:45:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86561 2021-01-02T18:45:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20547 2025-06-09T08:56:39.570626 application/rdf+xml 17483 2025-06-09T08:56:30.370651 image/jpeg 4028 2025-06-09T08:56:30.045687 image/jpeg 362473 2025-06-09T08:56:27.817661 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia