Project Gutenberg 2012-10-21 Public domain in the USA. 210 Meade, L. T. 1854 1914 Smith, Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Meade, Mrs. L. T. Thomas, Elizabeth Meade, Elizabeth Thomasina Meade, Lillie Mead, L. T. A Plucky Girl Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Plucky Girl" by L. T. Meade is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers around a young woman named Westenra Wickham, who faces a dramatic change in her fortunes following the death of her father and the subsequent loss of her family's wealth. Determined to maintain a sense of dignity and purpose, Westenra proposes to start a boarding house in London to support herself and her mother, reflecting her spirited and ambitious character. At the start of the story, Westenra reflects on her privileged upbringing and her father's heroic legacy, as well as the stark reality that both she and her mother are now nearly penniless. Westenra rejects the idea of retreating to a rural life and instead, outlines a plan to take in paying guests in a house they can furnish with their belongings. Despite her mother’s trepidation and the societal implications of their new venture, Westenra's resolve is evident. She embarks on a quest to secure a suitable house and begins reaching out to friends, challenging their perceptions of her and their willingness to support her new direction. The opening portion sets the stage for themes of courage, the struggle against societal norms, and the pursuit of independence amidst adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41136/41136-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 89.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Love stories London (England) -- Juvenile fiction Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction Boardinghouses -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 561257 2025-08-16T15:15:23.045692 text/html 548573 2024-10-23T11:37:59 text/html 298738 2025-08-16T15:15:31.499686 application/epub+zip 303803 2025-08-16T15:15:25.460663 application/epub+zip 280176 2025-08-16T15:15:23.548661 application/epub+zip 478418 2025-08-16T15:15:36.155641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425993 2025-08-16T15:15:30.660705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402477 2022-09-18T18:57:45.263281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515118 2025-08-16T15:15:22.027714 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 495411 2024-10-23T11:37:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17320 2025-08-16T15:15:37.018613 application/rdf+xml 22811 2025-08-16T15:15:25.017739 image/jpeg 3889 2025-08-16T15:15:24.970720 image/jpeg 277393 2025-08-16T15:15:23.090657 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