Project Gutenberg 2009-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 201 Warner, Susan 1819 1885 Wetherell, Elizabeth Warner, Susan Bogert The Wide, Wide World Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wide,_Wide_World Produced by Mark C. Orton, Júlio Reis, Linda McKeown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Wide, Wide World" by Susan Warner is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around a young girl named Ellen Montgomery, who faces significant challenges following her father's loss of a lawsuit, leading to a family move to Europe for her mother's health. The narrative explores themes of love, sacrifice, and personal growth, highlighting the tender but complex relationship between Ellen and her mother as they navigate their changing lives. At the start of the book, Ellen is engaged in a bittersweet moment of inquiry with her mother about a recent family crisis. The opening chapter vividly sets the tone of the story by portraying Ellen’s innocent curiosity and deep sorrow over impending separation from her mother. As Ellen grapples with both her feelings of fear and an urge to care for her mother, the chapter illustrates not only the love they share but also foreshadows the struggles they will face in the coming narrative. Ellen's determination to be strong in the face of adversity is awakened as they discuss practical matters amidst their emotional turmoil, indicating an evolving maturity that will guide her journey throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/28376/28376-h/images/fcover-thumb.jpg Reading ease score: 89.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christian life -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction PZ PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 1518287 2025-08-11T14:21:36.005495 text/html 1537610 2021-01-25T18:42:04 text/html 1005305 2025-08-11T14:21:53.959397 application/epub+zip 1027483 2025-08-11T14:21:38.863532 application/epub+zip 642003 2025-08-11T14:21:37.422516 application/epub+zip 1443483 2025-08-11T14:22:05.191387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1337375 2025-08-11T14:21:51.949435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 958248 2022-09-13T08:37:47.886601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1420407 2025-08-11T14:21:30.380540 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1420313 2021-01-04T21:41:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1420330 2021-01-04T21:41:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1420472 2021-01-04T21:41:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22912 2025-08-11T14:22:05.360366 application/rdf+xml 19774 2025-08-11T14:21:37.569507 image/jpeg 3134 2025-08-11T14:21:37.497510 image/jpeg 519824 2021-01-04T21:41:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 519795 2021-01-04T21:41:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 959806 2021-01-25T18:42:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 519841 2021-01-04T21:41:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 956504 2025-08-11T14:21:36.142518 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