Project Gutenberg 2016-10-16 Public domain in the USA. 97 Farjeon, B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) 1833 1903 Farjeon, Benjamin Leopold A Fair Jewess Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by Google Books (Harvard University) "A Fair Jewess" by B. L. Farjeon is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Dr. Spenlove, a compassionate and self-sacrificing physician who grapples with poverty while tending to his patients; particularly, he becomes entwined in the life of Mrs. Turner, a woman facing dire circumstances after becoming a mother under desperate conditions. The narrative explores themes of love, moral dilemmas, and societal judgments regarding women and motherhood. The opening portion of the book introduces Dr. Spenlove on a snowy evening as he reflects on his imminent departure from Portsmouth due to his financial struggles. As he walks home, he worries about a particular patient, Mrs. Turner, who has fallen into destitution and is on the verge of losing her child. Despite his own hardships, Spenlove demonstrates profound compassion by delaying his return home to assist her. His concern leads him to search for her amid the inclement weather, and he ultimately discovers both her and her baby in a perilous state in the snow. This sets off a chain of events involving a wealthy man named Mr. Gordon, who wishes to help Mrs. Turner, complicating the moral choices that Spenlove and the woman must face regarding her future and that of her child. The themes of sacrifice, social injustice, and the struggles of motherhood are introduced compellingly, laying a foundation for the emotional and ethical tensions that will unfold in the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature 670827 2025-06-21T09:36:24.046082 text/html 658740 2024-10-23T01:15:46 text/html 301573 2025-06-21T09:36:33.920509 application/epub+zip 314989 2025-06-21T09:36:26.336133 application/epub+zip 314990 2025-06-21T09:36:24.945114 application/epub+zip 519318 2025-06-21T09:36:39.152512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496633 2025-06-21T09:36:32.974557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472211 2022-09-24T07:44:12.666493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594727 2023-09-23T06:09:43.226889 text/plain 575047 2024-10-23T01:15:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15571 2025-06-21T09:36:39.305482 application/rdf+xml 10861 2025-06-21T09:36:25.521126 image/jpeg 3047 2025-06-21T09:36:25.233074 image/jpeg 291454 2025-06-21T09:36:24.103088 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