Project Gutenberg 2014-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 193 Abbott, Jane 1881 1968 Drake, Jane Ludlow Pauli, E. Corinne Laughing Last Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Laughing Last" by Jane Abbott is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Sidney Romley, a 15-year-old girl who feels alienated as the daughter of a renowned poet and longs for adventure and the freedoms that come with it. The narrative explores themes of rebellion against familial expectations, the struggle for identity, and the quest for belonging in a world that often feels constraining. The opening of the book introduces readers to Sidney's conflict with her family dynamics, particularly regarding her claim to what they call "the Egg," a financial allowance stemming from their father's royalties. This launch into rebellion hints at deeper layers of her dissatisfaction, where she dreams of leaving her small-town life behind for new experiences and adventures. As the chapters unfold, we follow her interactions with her sisters, who embody various attitudes toward their life as daughters of a poet, while Sidney yearns for a taste of life beyond the confines of her upbringing. This sets the stage for her eventual journey to discover her identity through her connections to long-lost relatives and to seize the adventure she has always craved. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46458/46458-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Bildungsromans Sisters -- Juvenile fiction Smugglers -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 437154 2025-08-18T16:42:48.230212 text/html 416654 2024-10-24T09:40:01 text/html 1018375 2025-08-18T16:42:54.985178 application/epub+zip 1016075 2025-08-18T16:42:49.372308 application/epub+zip 252940 2025-08-18T16:42:48.757222 application/epub+zip 1121144 2025-08-18T16:42:59.194241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1085230 2025-08-18T16:42:54.386200 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327869 2022-09-21T06:46:19.319646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381902 2025-08-18T16:42:47.441306 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 362170 2024-10-24T09:40:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17462 2025-08-18T16:42:59.352154 application/rdf+xml 20953 2025-08-18T16:42:48.867213 image/jpeg 3108 2025-08-18T16:42:48.811210 image/jpeg 992048 2025-08-18T16:42:48.293233 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