Project Gutenberg 2009-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 103 Burnett, Frances Hodgson 1849 1924 Townesend, Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett Hodgson, Frances Eliza Theo: A Sprightly Love Story Produced by David Garcia, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Theo: A Sprightly Love Story" by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a young girl named Theodora North, who yearns for adventure and romance while living a constrained life in a modest home with her sisters and harried mother. As she faces the mundane challenges of her existence, a chance invitation to visit Lady Throckmorton ignites hope for a brighter future, entangled with themes of beauty, aspiration, and familial sacrifice. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to the gloomy coastal setting of Downport and the main characters: Theo, her elder sister Pamela, and their struggling family. The atmosphere is one of longing and dissatisfaction, especially for Theo, who dreams of a life beyond the constraints of her home. The plot thickens with the arrival of an invitation from the seemingly glamorous Lady Throckmorton, juxtaposing Theo's dull reality with the captivating allure of London. The opening reveals Theo's aspirations and hints at the complex dynamics within her family, particularly with Pamela, who has her own love story tethered by past sorrow. As the narrative unfolds, it becomes clear that Theo's journey will be a poignant exploration of love, sacrifice, and self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Love stories PS Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 235454 2025-07-11T12:07:45.760632 text/html 234247 2009-02-04T07:23:12 text/html 163583 2025-07-11T12:07:52.085579 application/epub+zip 166164 2025-07-11T12:07:48.579621 application/epub+zip 151102 2025-07-11T12:07:47.421578 application/epub+zip 328656 2025-07-11T12:07:54.718587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317430 2025-07-11T12:07:51.350558 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232203 2022-09-13T06:16:09.804310 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221182 2025-07-11T12:07:45.318655 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 221050 2009-02-04T07:23:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19244 2025-07-11T12:07:54.839554 application/rdf+xml 14967 2025-07-11T12:07:47.910610 image/jpeg 3709 2025-07-11T12:07:47.664580 image/jpeg 84849 2009-02-04T07:23:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 82431 2009-02-04T07:23:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 160446 2025-07-11T12:07:45.779587 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