Project Gutenberg 2016-12-15 Public domain in the USA. 219 Kellogg, Elijah 1813 1901 Snyder, W. P. The Unseen Hand; or, James Renfew and His Boy Helpers Good old times series Produced by Richard Tonsing, 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 Unseen Hand; or, James Renfew and His Boy Helpers" by Elijah Kellogg is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work focuses on the life of James Renfew, a young redemptioner in early America who, after a difficult childhood in a workhouse, finds himself taken in by the Whitman family. The novel explores themes of kindness, redemption, and the potential for personal growth through compassion and support. The opening of the novel introduces us to James Renfew, who arrives at the Whitman homestead as a vulnerable orphan marked by past neglect and hardship. The Whitman family, comprised of Bradford, Alice, and their three children, responds with warmth and care upon meeting him, despite his initial silence and demeanor that reflect his troubled history. The narrative reveals Mr. Whitman's internal conflict regarding employing a redemptioner while highlighting the children's eagerness to befriend James, setting up a foundation of hope and transformation that will unfold as they work to help him integrate into the family and community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Kindness -- Juvenile fiction Students -- Juvenile fiction Poverty -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Pioneers -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 548037 2025-06-21T11:42:08.716889 text/html 527899 2024-10-23T01:31:04 text/html 1132593 2025-06-21T11:42:18.148910 application/epub+zip 1129625 2025-06-21T11:42:10.438909 application/epub+zip 273097 2025-06-21T11:42:09.595927 application/epub+zip 1252570 2025-06-21T11:42:23.370877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1213535 2025-06-21T11:42:17.294889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357851 2022-09-24T12:26:12.862344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 463344 2025-06-21T11:42:07.277920 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 443330 2024-10-23T01:31:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18502 2025-06-21T11:42:23.544845 application/rdf+xml 22426 2025-06-21T11:42:09.728891 image/jpeg 2969 2025-06-21T11:42:09.662885 image/jpeg 1111221 2025-06-21T11:42:08.782917 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