Project Gutenberg 2011-07-26 Public domain in the USA. 137 Molesworth, Mrs. 1839 1921 Mrs. (Mary Louisa) Molesworth Molesworth, Mary Louisa Stewart Graham, Ennis The Green Casket, and other stories The green casket -- Leo's post-office -- Brave little Denis. Produced by Delphine Lettau, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Green Casket and Other Stories" by Mrs. Molesworth is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The stories are likely set within a Victorian context, exploring themes of childhood, responsibility, and moral lessons, with a focus on young characters embarking on life-changing adventures. Central to these narratives is Ruth, a young girl who moves into service and faces various challenges that test her values and integrity. The opening portion introduces readers to Ruth as she prepares to leave her home for a position as a housemaid at the Tower House, where she will work under the supervision of Lady Melicent and Naylor, the head-housemaid. As Ruth goes through her bittersweet farewells, her mother instills in her the importance of honesty and obedience, setting the stage for the moral dilemmas she will encounter. The narrative foreshadows potential conflicts as Ruth adjusts to her new environment, particularly highlighting the challenges posed by her fellow maid, Naylor, and the strict rules of her new life, ultimately establishing a foundation for Ruth's character development throughout the stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36861/36861-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 89.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: British Literature 175375 2025-08-15T05:35:51.759871 text/html 172822 2021-01-07T23:37:12 text/html 2217281 2025-08-15T05:35:57.073848 application/epub+zip 2210887 2025-08-15T05:35:52.907878 application/epub+zip 130136 2025-08-15T05:35:52.178867 application/epub+zip 2014189 2025-08-15T05:36:00.037890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1985991 2025-08-15T05:35:55.970842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179585 2022-09-17T03:49:43.634063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142866 2025-08-15T05:35:51.289875 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142640 2021-01-07T23:37:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142631 2021-01-07T23:37:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21198 2025-08-15T05:36:00.263817 application/rdf+xml 18344 2025-08-15T05:35:52.279863 image/jpeg 2837 2025-08-15T05:35:52.229860 image/jpeg 53870 2021-01-07T23:37:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 2130992 2021-01-07T23:37:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 53853 2021-01-07T23:37:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 2142078 2025-08-15T05:35:51.865887 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