Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 91 Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan 1870 1942 Hegan, Alice Caldwell Rice, Alice Hegan Lovey Mary Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Lovey Mary" by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around the struggles and aspirations of a young girl named Lovey Mary, who grapples with feelings of inadequacy and yearns for love and acceptance while navigating her life in an orphanage. Lovey Mary's character is richly layered, depicted as both rebellious and compassionate, seeking to find her place in a world that often seems unkind. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Lovey Mary as she engages in a comedic yet poignant interaction with Miss Bell, the matron of the orphanage, illustrating her chaotic inner world. The opening chapter showcases her contradictions—her desire for beauty and acceptance against the harsh realities of her upbringing. Lovey’s longing for connection is further emphasized when she is tasked with caring for a baby, Tommy, which ignites a fierce protective instinct within her. As Lovey Mary faces various trials—her disdain for her appearance, her resentment toward the orphanage, and her fierce love for Tommy—the narrative sets a tone of both vulnerability and resilience, engaging readers in her quest for identity and belonging. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Fiction Friendship -- Fiction Mothers and sons -- Fiction Runaway children -- Fiction Youth and death -- Fiction Girls -- Conduct of life -- Fiction Orphanages -- Fiction Poverty -- Fiction Kindness -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 166828 2025-07-03T05:57:07.387548 text/html 166649 2025-01-09T21:12:13.362973 text/html 136028 2025-07-03T05:57:12.806530 application/epub+zip 137932 2025-07-03T05:57:09.777518 application/epub+zip 129195 2025-07-03T05:57:08.748539 application/epub+zip 254058 2025-07-03T05:57:15.089993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235411 2025-07-03T05:57:12.150540 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193800 2022-09-03T09:34:19.749978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143480 2025-07-03T05:57:07.123567 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 138595 2020-12-29T07:43:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19866 2025-07-03T05:57:15.209999 application/rdf+xml 12577 2025-07-03T05:57:09.228529 image/jpeg 3395 2025-07-03T05:57:08.986546 image/jpeg 56121 2020-12-29T07:43:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 135103 2025-07-03T05:57:07.400553 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