Project Gutenberg 2012-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 210 Brunton, Mary 1778 1818 Brunton, Mary Balfour Discipline E-text prepared by Delphine Lettau, Paula Franzini, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Discipline" by Mary Brunton is a novel written in the early 19th century. It chronicles the life of Ellen Percy, a wealthy and headstrong young woman, as she navigates the complexities of adolescence and society, grappling with her own pride and the lessons of humility and self-awareness. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Ellen as she reflects on her childhood, the consequences of her spoiled upbringing, and the tender yet enabling relationship she had with her mother. The opening chapter sets the stage for her struggles with self-importance and rebellion, highlighting her conflicts with authority figures, particularly her father and later, her schoolmates. As Ellen's character begins to evolve through her interactions at school and the revelations of her mother’s influence, it becomes clear that the path to personal growth will be laden with challenges requiring discipline and introspection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Christian life Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Young women -- Conduct of life -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 973146 2025-08-15T13:57:18.438783 text/html 985517 2012-01-06T15:54:30 text/html 453446 2025-08-15T13:57:30.310745 application/epub+zip 465787 2025-08-15T13:57:21.293761 application/epub+zip 465787 2025-08-15T13:57:19.677747 application/epub+zip 768729 2025-08-15T13:57:37.317642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 709442 2025-08-15T13:57:28.887729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 681353 2022-09-17T14:36:17.340213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 922648 2025-08-15T13:57:17.151801 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 922397 2012-01-06T15:47:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 922405 2012-01-06T15:47:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20300 2025-08-15T13:57:37.468641 application/rdf+xml 11403 2025-08-15T13:57:20.199748 image/jpeg 3017 2025-08-15T13:57:19.938729 image/jpeg 353710 2012-01-06T15:47:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 367415 2012-01-06T15:55:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 353628 2012-01-06T15:47:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 432059 2025-08-15T13:57:18.513751 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