Project Gutenberg 2014-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 227 Martin, George Madden 1866 1946 Williams, H. D. Selina: Her Hopeful Efforts and Her Livelier Failures Produced by Giovanni Fini, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) "Selina: Her Hopeful Efforts and Her Livelier Failures" by George Madden Martin is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers on a young American girl named Selina Auboussier Wistar, who is navigating the complexities of life and societal expectations during the late Victorian era. As she grapples with challenges at home, particularly related to her family's financial struggles, the narrative explores her hopes for a better life as well as the inevitable failures that come with her youthful aspirations. The opening of the novel presents Selina in a moment of familial tension, as she listens to her mother and aunt discuss their financial woes. Despite her tender age of seventeen, Selina feels the weight of responsibility and empathy for her family's struggles. Motivated to alleviate their burdens, she decides to take a bold step by offering to teach children in her neighborhood, despite the societal norms that dictate a woman's role during her time. Throughout these initial chapters, readers witness Selina's innocence and determination as she steps into a world that is both new and intimidating, encountering challenges that mirror the broader societal shifts of her generation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46292/46292-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Young women -- Fiction Teachers -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Families -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 594944 2025-08-18T15:40:14.546601 text/html 579833 2024-10-24T08:43:30 text/html 1465464 2025-08-18T15:40:23.242524 application/epub+zip 1472129 2025-08-18T15:40:16.018564 application/epub+zip 305430 2025-08-18T15:40:15.291578 application/epub+zip 1654720 2025-08-18T15:40:28.903501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1586929 2025-08-18T15:40:22.437550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425169 2022-09-21T05:17:40.484885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529816 2025-08-18T15:40:13.317630 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 509787 2024-10-24T08:43:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17357 2025-08-18T15:40:29.111493 application/rdf+xml 25612 2025-08-18T15:40:15.394627 image/jpeg 4079 2025-08-18T15:40:15.344587 image/jpeg 1406309 2025-08-18T15:40:14.681582 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