Project Gutenberg 2015-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 135 Various Verschillende Various, Various Chambers, Robert 1802 1871 Chambers, R. (Robert) Chambers, William 1800 1883 Chambers, W. (William) Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 308 New Series, Saturday, November 24, 1849 Produced by Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 308" by Various is a periodical publication from the mid-19th century. This particular issue contains a narrative titled "The Half-Boarder" by Mrs. Alaric A. Watts, which explores the life of a young girl navigating social and familial challenges. The story delves into themes of class, education, and the struggles of a girl from a financially strained middle-class family as she begins her journey as a half-boarder at a new school, dealing with the complexities of her new environment. The opening of "The Half-Boarder" introduces us to the protagonist, Maria, the eldest daughter from a family experiencing genteel poverty. As her family faces financial difficulties, they reluctantly send her to a school, where she hopes to improve her prospects. The narrative describes the family's mixed emotions about this decision, highlighting Maria's sense of duty and her initial experiences at the school, including her awkward introduction to new classmates and the challenges she must face. Despite the discomforts of her new life, Maria's resolve to succeed and support her family remains central to her character, setting the stage for her development throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Periodicals AP Text Chambers's Edinburgh Journal Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: British Literature Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 169750 2025-06-19T16:12:45.773708 text/html 146536 2024-10-24T17:31:49 text/html 235383 2025-06-19T16:12:48.901797 application/epub+zip 237011 2025-06-19T16:12:46.377704 application/epub+zip 131607 2025-06-19T16:12:46.084737 application/epub+zip 306241 2025-06-19T16:12:51.215733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288189 2025-06-19T16:12:48.618699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182733 2022-09-22T09:37:48.948760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152433 2025-06-19T16:12:45.534740 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132412 2024-10-24T17:31:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17657 2025-06-19T16:12:51.367680 application/rdf+xml 28704 2025-06-19T16:12:46.162703 image/jpeg 3060 2025-06-19T16:12:46.122731 image/jpeg 225597 2025-06-19T16:12:45.796695 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 en.wikipedia