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