Project Gutenberg 2011-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 453 Stockley, Cynthia 1883 1936 Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl Produced by David Garcia, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl" by Cynthia Stockley is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows the life of Poppy Destin, a nine-year-old girl living in Bloemfontein, South Africa, as she navigates the challenges of her harsh upbringing under the care of her Aunt Lena, coping with poverty, manual labor, and emotional neglect. The tale explores themes of beauty, identity, and resilience against the backdrop of a deeply stratified society. The opening of the story presents Poppy in a state of frustration and resentment while performing chores in her aunt's kitchen. Depicted as thin and angry, she finds solace in daydreaming of a happier life filled with romantic tales of a beautiful lady and a gallant man. Despite her dreams, Poppy's reality is harsh, reflected in her internal monologue and interactions with her relatives, especially her demanding aunt. As she copes with physical tasks and her longing for affection, the chapter serves to establish her character's depth and the emotional turmoil created by her oppressive environment, setting the stage for her journey of self-discovery and resilience throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36138/36138-h/images/frontcover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en South Africa -- Fiction Girls -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels 820928 2025-08-14T15:32:06.714083 text/html 829028 2011-05-18T17:42:48 text/html 484172 2025-08-14T15:32:17.554035 application/epub+zip 493601 2025-08-14T15:32:08.533081 application/epub+zip 369908 2025-08-14T15:32:07.575114 application/epub+zip 679521 2025-08-14T15:32:24.419124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607789 2025-08-14T15:32:16.207112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535014 2022-09-16T13:41:03.243356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 769249 2025-08-14T15:32:05.567110 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 769061 2011-05-18T17:42:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 769058 2011-05-18T17:42:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20041 2025-08-14T15:32:24.595018 application/rdf+xml 14531 2025-08-14T15:32:07.676082 image/jpeg 2674 2025-08-14T15:32:07.627089 image/jpeg 300848 2011-05-18T17:42:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 459522 2011-05-18T17:42:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 300728 2011-05-18T17:42:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 460885 2025-08-14T15:32:06.785097 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