Project Gutenberg 2013-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 153 Sedgwick, Anne Douglas 1873 1935 The Shadow of Life Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "The Shadow of Life" by Anne Douglas Sedgwick is a novel written in the early 20th century, likely around the early 1900s. The story begins with a poignant exploration of childhood and personal loss through the character Elspeth Gifford, a young girl who moves to Kirklands with her relatives after the deaths of her parents. The novel delves into themes of familial affection, the innocence of childhood, and the experiences that shape one's understanding of life, death, and connection. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Elspeth as she navigates her new life with her uncle and aunts in the Scottish countryside. At just five years old, she grapples with the feelings of abandonment and the melancholic mystery of death, evoking a sense of both soothing comfort in her uncle's kindness and the vibrant joys of childhood through her exploration of nature at Kirklands. As she grows, the introduction of new characters, such as her cousin Gavan, hints at the deepening of her emotional world. The opening chapters establish a lush and intricately detailed setting, while also suggesting upcoming complexities as Elspeth's relationships and perceptions evolve against the backdrop of loss and growing up. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42965/42965-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 520902 2025-07-17T10:11:06.924435 text/html 507386 2024-10-23T16:28:38 text/html 317708 2025-07-17T10:11:12.719441 application/epub+zip 325683 2025-07-17T10:11:07.757532 application/epub+zip 252204 2025-07-17T10:11:07.352490 application/epub+zip 496496 2025-07-17T10:11:16.685411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471288 2025-07-17T10:11:12.332464 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373061 2022-09-19T15:37:08.296171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490190 2025-07-17T10:11:05.968654 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 490050 2013-06-17T13:30:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17040 2025-07-17T10:11:16.816369 application/rdf+xml 14363 2025-07-17T10:11:07.432428 image/jpeg 2376 2025-07-17T10:11:07.392457 image/jpeg 309878 2025-07-17T10:11:06.998445 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