Project Gutenberg 2008-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 234 Birmingham, George A. 1865 1950 Hannay, James Owen Birmingham, G. A. (George A.) Hannay, James O. (James Owen) Lalage's Lovers Produced by David Widger "Lalage's Lovers" by George A. Birmingham is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows the charming and spirited Lalage Beresford, a young girl navigating her unique world filled with playful antics and witty exchanges, particularly with her churchwarden friend, who finds himself drawn into her escapades and musings. The opening of the book introduces us to the protagonist Lalage, a lively fourteen-year-old girl, as she engages in mischievous and thought-provoking conversations with her friend, working through her complicated relationship with her governess, Miss Battersby, in the playful confines of a pigsty, a site representative of her free-spirited nature. This setting reveals Lalage's brazen character and her humorous yet insightful critiques of authority figures around her, particularly women like her governess, whom she nicknames "Cattersby" in a cheeky display of youthful irreverence. As the story unfolds, her interactions reflect her precociousness and the broader implications of how she navigates societal expectations while maintaining her individualism, laying the groundwork for her development throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Young women -- Fiction Ireland -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 492168 2025-10-10T05:30:14.808326 text/html 525046 2021-02-24T22:37:03 text/html 235487 2025-10-10T05:30:22.614321 application/epub+zip 243047 2025-10-10T05:30:17.519326 application/epub+zip 240729 2025-10-10T05:30:16.344313 application/epub+zip 450242 2025-10-10T05:30:26.508249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421757 2025-10-10T05:30:21.894308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398145 2022-09-11T07:45:33.456787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418035 2025-10-10T05:30:13.817342 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 418027 2018-03-21T14:27:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18472 2025-10-10T05:30:26.634267 application/rdf+xml 14358 2025-10-10T05:30:16.849318 image/jpeg 3687 2025-10-10T05:30:16.598329 image/jpeg 150626 2018-03-21T14:28:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 159454 2021-02-24T22:37:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 229205 2025-10-10T05:30:14.842347 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