Project Gutenberg 2011-07-30 Public domain in the USA. 220 Douglas, Amanda M. 1831 1916 Douglas, Amanda Minnie Goss, John 1886 1963 In Wild Rose Time Produced by Roger Frank, Katherine Ward and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "In Wild Rose Time" by Amanda M. Douglas is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Virginia Deering and two impoverished young girls, Dilsey and Bess, who live in a slum neighborhood but find solace and joy in an unlikely gift of wild roses. Themes of love, poverty, dreams, and the quest for a better life are woven throughout, setting a poignant backdrop of human resilience amidst hardship. The opening of the novel introduces Virginia Deering, who is on a journey filled with personal heartache, when she encounters a young girl selling wild roses. Despite her initial disdain for the flowers, Virginia's compassion leads her to purchase them, setting off a chain of events that connects her with the lives of Dilsey, a caretaker to her frail sister Bess, and the challenges they face in their impoverished surroundings. The roses symbolize not only beauty and simplicity but also hope and possibility for a brighter future. This introduction effectively establishes the contrasting lives of the characters, showcasing the innocence of childhood against the harsh realities of slum life, while hinting at deeper emotional connections yet to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 92.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Poor -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction Families -- Juvenile fiction Slums -- Juvenile fiction Working class -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 441065 2025-08-15T05:46:20.764829 text/html 439161 2021-01-07T23:40:01 text/html 307535 2025-08-15T05:46:29.389747 application/epub+zip 310853 2025-08-15T05:46:23.925808 application/epub+zip 239581 2025-08-15T05:46:22.610812 application/epub+zip 505441 2025-08-15T05:46:33.334772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469111 2025-08-15T05:46:28.434753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388485 2022-09-17T04:03:47.760983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391041 2025-08-15T05:46:19.776803 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 390933 2021-01-07T23:40:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 377450 2021-01-07T23:40:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21788 2025-08-15T05:46:33.485726 application/rdf+xml 13656 2025-08-15T05:46:23.116780 image/jpeg 3609 2025-08-15T05:46:22.863780 image/jpeg 149187 2021-01-07T23:40:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 217420 2021-01-07T23:40:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 147045 2021-01-07T23:40:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 298323 2025-08-15T05:46:20.806803 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