Project Gutenberg 2012-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 292 Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia) 1810 1886 Stephens, Ann Sophia Winterbotham Slick, Jonathan Fashion and Famine Produced by Roberta Staehlin, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Fashion and Famine" by Ann S. Stephens is a mid-19th century novel that explores themes of poverty and humanity through the lens of social interaction and individual struggles. The narrative begins by following the life of a young girl, Julia Warren, who tries to support her impoverished grandparents by selling strawberries in the bustling markets of New York. Her innocence and determination contrast sharply with the harsh realities of life, as she navigates her quest for kindness in a world that seems indifferent to her plight. The opening of the novel introduces Julia as she embarks on her mission to buy strawberries, desperately trying to gather enough money to help her family. Despite her small stature and tender age, her fierce resolve shines through as she encounters an old huckster-woman who shows her an unexpected kindness, trusting her with strawberries to sell. This pivotal moment sets the tone for the themes of compassion and survival as Julia's journey unfolds in a city filled with poverty and the struggles of its inhabitants, including her aged grandparents who are left longing for sustenance. The vivid descriptions of the market scene and Julia's experiences highlight both the beauty and the brutality of life, drawing readers into a world where every small act of generosity carries significant weight. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 907787 2025-06-16T10:45:02.991462 text/html 924896 2012-07-01T12:14:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 431793 2025-06-16T10:45:17.792377 application/epub+zip 442550 2025-06-16T10:45:07.066446 application/epub+zip 431944 2025-06-16T10:45:05.354451 application/epub+zip 780782 2025-06-16T10:45:25.668322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 722338 2025-06-16T10:45:16.069380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696613 2022-09-18T11:24:30.091058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 846685 2023-09-17T12:39:22.006243 text/plain 15900 2025-06-16T10:45:25.831322 application/rdf+xml 14883 2025-06-16T10:45:05.948421 image/jpeg 3860 2025-06-16T10:45:05.653416 image/jpeg 405901 2025-06-16T10:45:03.080488 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