Project Gutenberg 2014-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 176 Doten, Lizzie 1827 1913 Doten, Elizabeth Hesper, the Home-Spirit: A simple story of household labor and love Produced by Giovanni Fini, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Hesper, the Home-Spirit: A Simple Story of Household Labor and Love" by Lizzie Doten is a fictional work written in the mid-19th century. The narrative centers around Hesper, a compassionate young girl who bears many responsibilities in her family, including caring for her ill mother and assisting her siblings while navigating the challenges of their humble lives. The story emphasizes themes of love, duty, and the unseen heroism of those engaged in household labor. The beginning of the story introduces us to Mr. Byers, an elderly man who brings a letter to Aunt Nyna, a Quaker lady living at Locust Cottage. This letter is eagerly awaited as it is from her son, Harry. As Mr. Byers converses with Aunt Nyna, we learn about her deep affection for her family and her worries about Harry. Soon after, Hesper makes her entrance, revealing the struggles she faces in her daily life, which include concerns for her father’s painful injury and the overall well-being of her family. As the opening unfolds, we see hints of Hesper's selflessness and the simple yet profound acts of care she performs for her loved ones, setting the stage for a story steeped in domestic love and the trials of everyday existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Domestic fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 368396 2025-06-19T07:19:19.897787 text/html 351743 2024-10-24T12:37:08 text/html 159486 2025-06-19T07:19:25.785722 application/epub+zip 163940 2025-06-19T07:19:20.939748 application/epub+zip 163141 2025-06-19T07:19:20.414767 application/epub+zip 282735 2025-06-19T07:19:29.655723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240280 2025-06-19T07:19:25.272721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239738 2022-09-21T14:45:50.775294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331354 2025-06-19T07:19:19.333767 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 311342 2024-10-24T12:37:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16186 2025-06-19T07:19:29.800689 application/rdf+xml 14368 2025-06-19T07:19:20.498758 image/jpeg 2955 2025-06-19T07:19:20.457739 image/jpeg 139434 2025-06-19T07:19:19.938766 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