This edition had all images removed.
Title: Ruby: A Story of the Australian Bush
Credits:
David E. Brown and The Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from scans of public domain works at The National
Library of Australia.)
Summary: "Ruby: A Story of the Australian Bush" by Molly E. Jamieson is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a young girl named Ruby Thorne, who dreams of her unknown mother in Scotland while navigating her life in the Australian bush, where she lives with her father and stepmother. Themes of family, kindness, longing, and the contrast between Australia's harsh landscape and the beauty of her imagined Scottish home permeate the narrative. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to Ruby, who is eagerly anticipating Christmas in the Australian bush. Through her interactions with her stepmother and her father, the story establishes Ruby's innocence, her longing for connection, and her contemplation of her mother's past. The bustling preparations for Christmas dinner and Ruby's excitement about the upcoming celebration paint a vivid picture of her life. However, the underlying tension reveals Ruby's struggles, including her stepmother's discontent with bush life and her yearning for the mother she never knew. This opening chapter sets the stage for Ruby's adventures and the challenges she will face as she explores her identity and the meaning of family. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Jamieson, Molly E.
EBook No.: 56410
Published: Jan 21, 2018
Downloads: 148
Language: English
Subject: Christian life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Christmas stories
Subject: Australia -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Girls -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Ruby: A Story of the Australian Bush
Credits:
David E. Brown and The Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from scans of public domain works at The National
Library of Australia.)
Summary: "Ruby: A Story of the Australian Bush" by Molly E. Jamieson is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a young girl named Ruby Thorne, who dreams of her unknown mother in Scotland while navigating her life in the Australian bush, where she lives with her father and stepmother. Themes of family, kindness, longing, and the contrast between Australia's harsh landscape and the beauty of her imagined Scottish home permeate the narrative. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to Ruby, who is eagerly anticipating Christmas in the Australian bush. Through her interactions with her stepmother and her father, the story establishes Ruby's innocence, her longing for connection, and her contemplation of her mother's past. The bustling preparations for Christmas dinner and Ruby's excitement about the upcoming celebration paint a vivid picture of her life. However, the underlying tension reveals Ruby's struggles, including her stepmother's discontent with bush life and her yearning for the mother she never knew. This opening chapter sets the stage for Ruby's adventures and the challenges she will face as she explores her identity and the meaning of family. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Jamieson, Molly E.
EBook No.: 56410
Published: Jan 21, 2018
Downloads: 148
Language: English
Subject: Christian life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Christmas stories
Subject: Australia -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Girls -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.