Project Gutenberg 2015-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 139 Fanny, Aunt 1822 1894 Aunt Fanny Barrow, Frances Elizabeth Mease, Frances Elizabeth The Orphan's Home Mittens, and George's Account of the Battle of Roanoke Island Being the Sixth and Last Book of the Series The orphan's home -- The battle of Roanoke Island -- The last of the mittens -- Miss Secesh. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, David Edwards, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Orphan's Home Mittens; and George's Account of the Battle of Roanoke Island" by Aunt Fanny is a children's book written in the mid-19th century. This work combines storytelling with themes of compassion and patriotism, set against the backdrop of the Civil War period. It focuses on the experiences of orphans and the impact of the war on families, particularly through the lens of the children waiting for news of their loved ones. At the start of the book, Aunt Fanny visits a group of children, engaging them with poetry and tales about their efforts to knit mittens for soldiers. The children, living in an Orphan's Home, express their hopes and desires, showcasing the resilience and innocence of youth even amid turbulent times. The narrative quickly transitions into the story of the Orphan's Home, detailing its establishment as a refuge for destitute children and introducing characters like George, the older brother whose adventures in the Civil War bring a deeper understanding of valor and loss to the children's lives. The opening sets a vivid emotional tone that emphasizes both the warmth of childhood friendships and the harsh realities of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Soldiers -- Juvenile fiction Orphans' Home and Asylum of the Protestant Episcopal Church in New York -- Juvenile fiction Roanoke Island (N.C.) -- History -- Capture, 1862 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: American Literature 169998 2025-08-19T12:44:57.046245 text/html 147009 2024-10-24T17:12:39 text/html 1259410 2025-08-19T12:45:00.820203 application/epub+zip 1259406 2025-08-19T12:44:57.788218 application/epub+zip 134648 2025-08-19T12:44:57.384286 application/epub+zip 1323500 2025-08-19T12:45:03.050191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1308404 2025-08-19T12:45:00.405193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185039 2022-09-22T05:33:29.321637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142901 2025-08-19T12:44:56.520215 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122889 2024-10-24T17:12:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18583 2025-08-19T12:45:03.188184 application/rdf+xml 18372 2025-08-19T12:44:57.468229 image/jpeg 2159 2025-08-19T12:44:57.427212 image/jpeg 1219484 2025-08-19T12:44:57.096237 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