Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 116 Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) 1868 1920 Porter, Eleanor Hodgman Dawn Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Dawn" by Eleanor H. Porter is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around young Keith Burton, who on his fourteenth birthday, discovers he is starting to experience blurred vision, leading to the anxiety of potential blindness. The narrative explores his emotional struggles alongside his relationships with his father and the lively, supportive figure of Susan Betts, as they navigate the fears and hopes surrounding Keith's condition and future dreams. The opening portion of the book introduces us to Keith's initial realization of his failing eyesight after receiving a gift from his father. It captures his apprehension about the implications of his condition, as he overhears conversations about a local man going blind. A significant relationship begins to form between Keith and Susan, who brings comic relief and heartfelt concern into his life, while illuminating the challenges Keith faces. The chapters illustrate Keith's dread as he grapples with potential blindness, while hinting at the strong themes of friendship, resilience, and the pursuit of dreams, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the characters' journeys in the rest of the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Blindness -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: Novels 533552 2025-08-03T05:43:36.574991 text/html 533373 2025-01-09T20:53:00.368691 text/html 254165 2025-08-03T05:43:44.608486 application/epub+zip 262176 2025-08-03T05:43:38.574998 application/epub+zip 262176 2025-08-03T05:43:37.368971 application/epub+zip 464366 2025-08-03T05:43:49.308417 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421323 2025-08-03T05:43:43.817514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400793 2022-09-03T09:11:44.852241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467655 2025-08-03T05:43:36.117040 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 467492 2016-06-20T06:18:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17377 2025-08-03T05:43:49.432413 application/rdf+xml 11094 2025-08-03T05:43:37.891980 image/jpeg 2960 2025-08-03T05:43:37.640991 image/jpeg 174193 2016-06-20T06:18:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 250914 2025-08-03T05:43:36.614010 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