Project Gutenberg 2018-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 156 Meigs, Cornelia 1884 1973 Meigs, Cornelia Lynde Aldon, Adair White, Frances Master Simon's Garden: A Story Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Master Simon's Garden: A Story" by Cornelia Meigs is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores the lives of early Puritan settlers in New England, focusing on Master Simon Radpath and his daughter Margeret as they navigate the challenges of their new home, including community gossip, cultural tensions, and the clash of beliefs. With themes of compassion and the challenges faced by those who choose to embrace kindness in a world often dominated by fear, this story offers insight into the lives and struggles of its characters. The opening of the novel introduces Old Goody Parsons, who visits Master Simon to express her hardships after a difficult winter. Master Simon, a kind and generous man, fills her basket with goods from his flourishing garden, showcasing his reputation as a healer and a friend in the community. As Margeret, Simon’s daughter, helps the old woman, the narrative reveals a mix of appreciation and suspicion directed at Master Simon from some villagers, particularly stemming from gossip regarding a mysterious secret hidden in his garden. This complex relationship is further complicated by the arrival of stern community leaders concerned about perceived sinful behavior in a Puritan society, setting the stage for potential conflict and exploration of themes around acceptance, suspicion, and loyalty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en New England -- Juvenile fiction United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 555086 2025-07-23T06:46:02.557592 text/html 554418 2018-09-17T19:56:58 text/html 628129 2025-07-23T06:46:08.810598 application/epub+zip 627689 2025-07-23T06:46:03.410619 application/epub+zip 279043 2025-07-23T06:46:02.982608 application/epub+zip 758547 2025-07-23T06:46:13.050573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 728626 2025-07-23T06:46:08.419557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380600 2022-09-26T08:17:18.478334 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510561 2025-07-23T06:46:01.854611 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 510767 2018-09-17T19:56:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19301 2025-07-23T06:46:13.186566 application/rdf+xml 18233 2025-07-23T06:46:03.072578 image/jpeg 3063 2025-07-23T06:46:03.027593 image/jpeg 191444 2018-09-17T19:57:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 625863 2018-09-17T19:57:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 628177 2025-07-23T06:46:02.613586 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