Project Gutenberg 2017-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 256 Frederic, Harold 1856 1898 The Lawton Girl Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by Google Books "The Lawton Girl" by Harold Frederic is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Jessica Lawton, a young woman returning to her hometown of Thessaly after a period of self-imposed exile, bringing with her the burdens of a troubled past. As Jessica navigates her way back into a community rife with judgment and prejudice, she finds herself entangled with significant figures like the wealthy Mr. Boyce and her former teacher, Reuben Tracy. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Jessica Lawton's tumultuous return to Thessaly, a place that once felt grand but now seems small and alienating. Her father, Ben Lawton, struggles with his responsibilities and the weight of their family's past, while Jessica wrestles with her emotions upon encountering the townspeople and reconciling her former life with her present. As she seeks to redefine herself in a society that remembers her as the "prodigal daughter," the opening chapters set the tone for a complex examination of family, societal expectations, and personal redemption. The interactions of the characters hint at themes of love, societal judgment, and the struggle to reinvent oneself against the backdrop of a community steeped in gossip and scrutiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Textile industry -- Fiction Urban poor -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 791035 2025-06-22T07:18:14.195702 text/html 805902 2024-10-23T02:30:23 text/html 917632 2025-06-22T07:18:22.968198 application/epub+zip 932067 2025-06-22T07:18:15.622675 application/epub+zip 356623 2025-06-22T07:18:14.772739 application/epub+zip 1134051 2025-06-22T07:18:29.092126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1079818 2025-06-22T07:18:22.338179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509280 2022-08-25T04:23:36.040942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 682783 2025-06-22T07:18:12.939767 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 663090 2024-10-23T02:30:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16868 2025-06-22T07:18:29.242096 application/rdf+xml 6476 2025-06-22T07:18:14.890681 image/jpeg 1473 2025-06-22T07:18:14.830684 image/jpeg 823476 2025-06-22T07:18:14.276696 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