Project Gutenberg 2017-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 159 Pansy 1841 1930 Alden, Isabella Macdonald Alden, Mrs. G. R. (Isabella) Alden, Isabella M. Ruth Erskine's Crosses Produced by Emmy, MFR, Google Print and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Ruth Erskine's Crosses" by Pansy is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Ruth Erskine, who is confronted with the sudden changes in her family life after her father, Judge Erskine, remarries, bringing a new wife and sister into their home. Ruth's struggles with her feelings of resentment, responsibility, and the complexities of her new family dynamic are central themes as she grapples with the emotional weight of her situation. The opening of the novel introduces Ruth at a particularly poignant moment; she is waiting anxiously to meet her new mother and sister for the first time. The narrative delves into her conflicting emotions, revealing her sense of betrayal and grief over her father’s unexpected decisions, which have disrupted her previously stable life. As she stands in the hall, contemplating how to greet these strangers who now claim a place in her life, the internal turmoil and bitterness of her situation become apparent. Her observations of her new sister Susan and their emotionally charged first interactions set the stage for the challenges and trials that Ruth will face as she seeks to navigate this complicated new reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Families -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Category: Novels 541619 2025-06-21T13:20:43.790387 text/html 524073 2024-10-23T01:42:04 text/html 781074 2025-06-21T13:20:52.989282 application/epub+zip 777469 2025-06-21T13:20:45.417392 application/epub+zip 313503 2025-06-21T13:20:44.676354 application/epub+zip 901375 2025-06-21T13:20:58.448319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 842794 2025-06-21T13:20:52.168384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382759 2022-09-24T15:59:11.055216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483215 2025-06-21T13:20:42.604423 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 463295 2024-10-23T01:42:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16884 2025-06-21T13:20:58.609280 application/rdf+xml 19788 2025-06-21T13:20:44.791370 image/jpeg 2813 2025-06-21T13:20:44.734343 image/jpeg 936016 2025-06-21T13:20:44.034363 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