Project Gutenberg 2007-11-11 Public domain in the USA. 245 MacArthur, Ruth Brown 1881 Brown, Ruth Alberta 15006450 Heart of Gold E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Martin Pettit, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Heart of Gold" by Ruth Alberta Brown is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows the adventures of a spirited young girl named Peace Greenfield, who experiences life and its challenges through her imaginative outlook and youthful curiosity. The story addresses her interactions with friends and family, showcasing themes of childhood innocence, resilience, and the power of kindness. The opening of the novel introduces Peace as a lively and playful child who struggles to focus in class, often drifting into daydreams while her teacher attempts to read mythology to the students. The narrative paints a vivid picture of her charming yet chaotic nature, as she grapples with school lessons and is reminded of important figures in her life, including the memory of her beloved Lilac Lady. The chapter establishes Peace's vivid imagination and her longing for adventure, setting the stage for her journey ahead—including a significant accident that will dramatically alter her life. The reader is drawn into her world as she processes her emotions and the events unfolding around her, hinting at the deeper themes that will be explored throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en People with disabilities -- Fiction PZ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 407469 2025-06-10T03:42:00.725838 text/html 415750 2007-11-11T14:08:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 257150 2021-01-03T03:57:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 334466 2025-06-10T03:42:09.275789 application/epub+zip 335794 2025-06-10T03:42:03.100823 application/epub+zip 232678 2025-06-10T03:42:01.610856 application/epub+zip 502679 2025-06-10T03:42:13.749743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470520 2025-06-10T03:42:08.197822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335020 2022-09-11T05:33:28.748110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371200 2025-06-10T03:41:59.529896 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 370937 2021-01-03T03:57:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144177 2021-01-03T03:57:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18550 2025-06-10T03:42:13.887771 application/rdf+xml 9944 2025-06-10T03:42:02.175798 image/jpeg 2813 2025-06-10T03:42:01.893827 image/jpeg 317801 2025-06-10T03:42:00.765877 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