Project Gutenberg 2009-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 148 Carey, Rosa Nouchette 1840 1909 Carey, R. Nouchette (Rosa Nouchette) Our Bessie Produced by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Our Bessie" by Rosa Nouchette Carey is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Bessie Lambert, a cheerful and optimistic young woman who encounters a series of adventures, particularly highlighted by her meeting with Edna Sefton during a snowbound train journey. The narrative explores themes of family dynamics, social class differences, and the personal growth of Bessie as she navigates her relationships. At the start of the book, Bessie finds herself stranded in a snowdrift while traveling home. She is optimistic about her situation, viewing it as an adventure rather than an inconvenience. Her demeanor contrasts sharply with that of Edna Sefton, a fellow traveler who is distressed and frightened. After a warm exchange, the two girls bond over their backgrounds, revealing Bessie's modest upbringing and Edna's wealth. As the train is eventually freed from the snow, Bessie's kindheartedness and willingness to help Edna set the stage for their evolving friendship, illustrating the beginning of Bessie's journey into a world of social interactions that differ from her own. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 492997 2025-08-12T03:43:18.921320 text/html 514934 2021-01-05T00:43:40 text/html 391976 2025-08-12T03:43:25.544306 application/epub+zip 395666 2025-08-12T03:43:20.138324 application/epub+zip 264648 2025-08-12T03:43:19.538315 application/epub+zip 552225 2025-08-12T03:43:29.885264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506242 2025-08-12T03:43:24.883303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372942 2022-09-13T10:26:21.520081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439418 2025-08-12T03:43:17.999386 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 439294 2021-01-05T00:43:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 439285 2021-01-05T00:43:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19927 2025-08-12T03:43:30.053276 application/rdf+xml 16885 2025-08-12T03:43:19.629305 image/jpeg 2598 2025-08-12T03:43:19.585314 image/jpeg 164360 2021-01-05T00:43:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 368866 2021-01-05T00:43:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 164311 2021-01-05T00:43:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 366298 2025-08-12T03:43:18.964340 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