Project Gutenberg 2011-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 183 Holmes, Mary Jane 1825 1907 Holmes, Mary Jane (Hawes) Holmes, Mary J. Jessie Graham Produced by Roger Frank, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Jessie Graham" by Mary Jane Holmes is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative introduces us to the lives of the Marshall family, particularly focusing on young Walter Marshall, as they navigate personal trials entwined with themes of love, family loyalty, and societal expectations. At the heart of the story is Jessie Graham, the daughter of a wealthy man, who is taken in by the Marshalls after her mother’s death, sparking a series of interactions that reveal both tension and affection among the characters. The opening of the book establishes the setting within a rural farmhouse where Old Deacon Marshall reflects on his past while caring for his grandson, Walter. We see the arrival of correspondence from Jessie's father, Richard Graham, indicating his desire to place Jessie with her new guardians. As family dynamics unfold, Walter grapples with feelings of jealousy and resentment stemming from his complicated family history and the implications of Jessie's wealth and status. The introduction not only piques curiosity about Walter and Jessie’s evolving relationship but also hints at deeper themes involving familial bonds, societal judgments, and the emotional weight of personal history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 344549 2025-07-15T08:41:23.893544 text/html 346127 2011-09-19T11:24:12 text/html 218933 2025-07-15T08:41:34.469496 application/epub+zip 364150 2025-01-15T09:22:33.600238 application/pdf 364150 2025-01-15T09:22:23.742272 application/pdf 218595 2025-07-15T08:41:28.649517 application/epub+zip 218595 2025-07-15T08:41:25.891534 application/epub+zip 361111 2025-07-15T08:41:38.144501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324183 2025-07-15T08:41:32.800487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294209 2022-09-17T07:50:16.527023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301738 2025-07-15T08:41:23.383580 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 301892 2011-09-19T11:25:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 299930 2011-09-19T11:25:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 299928 2011-09-19T11:25:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26759 2025-07-15T08:41:38.279468 application/rdf+xml 302939 2025-07-15T08:41:23.222567 text/x-rst 302935 2011-09-19T11:24:24 text/x-rst 12314 2025-07-15T08:41:26.767553 image/jpeg 3295 2025-07-15T08:41:26.325533 image/jpeg 112056 2011-09-19T11:25:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 111776 2011-09-19T11:25:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 120799 2011-09-19T11:24:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 113353 2011-09-19T11:24:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 111768 2011-09-19T11:25:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 184814 2025-07-15T08:41:23.919558 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