Project Gutenberg 2012-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 137 Comins, Elizabeth B. (Elizabeth Barker) 1846 1922 Caxton, Laura Comins, Lizbeth B. (Lizbeth Barker) Comins, Lisbeth B. (Lisbeth Barker) Comins, Lizzie B. (Lizzie Barker) Marion Berkley: A Story for Girls Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Marion Berkley: A Story for Girls" by Elizabeth B. Comins is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the life of Marion Berkley, a schoolgirl navigating the complexities of friendship, rivalry, and young womanhood as she prepares to leave for boarding school. Through her journey, we meet various characters, including her mother, brother, and close friend Florence, setting the stage for coming-of-age experiences filled with personal growth and social dynamics. At the start of the book, we find Marion rushing to catch a train to her New England boarding school, emphasizing the challenges of time management in a busy household. The opening chapters paint a vivid portrait of schoolgirl life, as Marion interacts with her friend Florence during their train ride, revealing their shared history and contrasting personalities. As Marion arrives at school, she faces strict authority figures, such as Miss Stiefbach, and experiences the social dynamics among her peers. The narrative highlights Marion's artistic nature and her struggles against her pride, alongside the budding rivalry with a new student, Rachel, setting a tone that explores themes of rivalry, growth, and the quest for self-identity in a formative environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41524/41524-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Boarding schools -- Juvenile fiction Family -- Juvenile fiction Young women -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Best friends -- Juvenile fiction Boston (Mass.) -- Juvenile fiction Courtship -- Juvenile fiction Values -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 459074 2025-08-16T17:07:43.367159 text/html 438995 2024-10-23T12:38:16 text/html 1002591 2025-08-16T17:07:48.814104 application/epub+zip 1008951 2025-08-16T17:07:44.149123 application/epub+zip 240343 2025-08-16T17:07:43.763173 application/epub+zip 1155367 2025-08-16T17:07:52.772094 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1129585 2025-08-16T17:07:48.426203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361643 2022-09-19T04:25:19.160814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440748 2025-08-16T17:07:42.548120 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 420948 2024-10-23T12:38:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18497 2025-08-16T17:07:52.909117 application/rdf+xml 20248 2025-08-16T17:07:43.841143 image/jpeg 3411 2025-08-16T17:07:43.802137 image/jpeg 962063 2025-08-16T17:07:43.431162 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