Project Gutenberg 2008-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 175 Black, Edith Ferguson 1857 1936 A Princess in Calico E-text prepared by Charlene Taylor, Joel Erickson, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Princess in Calico" by Edith Ferguson Black is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Pauline Harding, a young girl who feels trapped in her monotonous life on a farm with her demanding step-family in Sleepy Hollow. As her circumstances change, leading to her visit to her uncle's family in Boston, Pauline’s journey reflects her struggle for personal identity, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness outside her current confines. The opening portion of the novel introduces Pauline as she contemplates her 17th birthday in a household that is largely indifferent to her existence. Left to manage the burdens of her family, she longs for a break from her uneventful laborious life. Soon, her father shows a glimmer of hope when he mentions a letter from her uncle in Boston, foreshadowing the possibility of Pauline's escape from her oppressive routine. The stark contrast between her dreary life at Hickory Farm and the vibrant world she imagines in Boston sets the stage for her character’s development and deeper explorations of love, sacrifice, and service. The narration captures her internal thoughts and desires, ultimately paving the way for her transformative journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 143248 2025-10-11T10:20:08.741203 text/html 149515 2008-12-26T14:51:40 text/html 137837 2025-10-11T10:20:15.119130 application/epub+zip 138679 2025-10-11T10:20:11.767179 application/epub+zip 112248 2025-10-11T10:20:10.543187 application/epub+zip 269810 2025-10-11T10:20:17.611155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250435 2025-10-11T10:20:14.303210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217157 2022-09-13T03:40:51.069086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118634 2025-10-11T10:20:08.302203 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118417 2008-12-26T14:50:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118428 2008-12-26T14:50:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19718 2025-10-11T10:20:17.841142 application/rdf+xml 14689 2025-10-11T10:20:11.032159 image/jpeg 3757 2025-10-11T10:20:10.785153 image/jpeg 47000 2008-12-26T14:50:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 56475 2008-12-26T14:55:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 46997 2008-12-26T14:50:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 131621 2025-10-11T10:20:08.757188 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