Project Gutenberg
2010-03-02
Public domain in the USA.
216
Jewett, Sarah Orne
1849
1909
07009727
The Life of Nancy
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_of_Nancy
The life of Nancy -- Fame's little day -- A war debt -- The Hiltons' holiday -- The only rose -- A second spring -- Little French Mary -- The guests of Mrs. Timms -- A neighbor's landmark -- All my sad captains -- A winter courtship.
Produced by James Adcock. Special thanks to The Internet
Archive: American Libraries.
"The Life of Nancy" by Sarah Orne Jewett is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers on Nancy Gale, a young girl from a rural area in eastern Massachusetts, who navigates her first visit to Boston, where she encounters different aspects of city life and forms connections with new acquaintances, particularly Tom Aldis. The opening of the novel introduces the pastoral setting of eastern Massachusetts and juxtaposes it with the bustling life of Boston. As the story begins, Nancy travels into the city with her uncle Ezra, filled with wonder and excitement. Serendipitously, she meets Tom Aldis, who is eager to show her around and engage with her. Their budding interaction hints at themes of friendship and youthful innocence as Nancy expresses her homesickness while enjoying her new experiences. Through lively dialogue and observant descriptions, Jewett captures the differences between rural and urban life and highlights the authenticity of Nancy's character against the backdrop of her adventures in Boston. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
en
New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Women -- New England -- Fiction
PS
Text
Category: Novels
Category: American Literature
429836
2025-07-13T04:30:16.015560
text/html
419018
2021-01-06T05:41:56
text/html
256859
2025-07-13T04:30:22.143582
application/epub+zip
264986
2025-07-13T04:30:17.669610
application/epub+zip
239046
2025-07-13T04:30:16.611624
application/epub+zip
440876
2025-07-13T04:30:25.634546
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
407908
2025-07-13T04:30:21.500538
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
358364
2022-09-14T12:03:10.119906
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
398772
2025-07-13T04:30:15.278649
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
398654
2021-01-06T05:41:56
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
19615
2025-07-13T04:30:25.772539
application/rdf+xml
12080
2025-07-13T04:30:17.111558
image/jpeg
3319
2025-07-13T04:30:16.860560
image/jpeg
192626
2021-01-06T05:41:56
application/octet-stream
application/zip
152552
2021-01-06T05:41:56
application/octet-stream
application/zip
280401
2025-07-13T04:30:16.051566
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