Project Gutenberg 2020-11-08 Public domain in the USA. 140 Caffyn, Mannington, Mrs. 1926 Caffyn, Mrs. Mannington Hunt, Kathleen Iota (Mrs. Mannington Caffyn) Caffyn, Kathleen Mannington Hunt, Mrs. Caffyn, Kathleen Mannington A Yellow Aster, Volume 1 (of 3) Produced by Sonya Schermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Yellow Aster, Volume 1 (of 3)" by Mrs. Mannington Caffyn is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the lives of the Waring family, particularly focusing on the interactions between the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Waring, and their two children, Gwen and Dacre. The story explores themes of upbringing, the tension between scientific inquiry and emotional development, and the challenges of parenting in a rapidly changing world. The beginning of the novel introduces us to the bustling household at Waring Park, highlighting the lively, chaotic scenes involving the children. We witness a mixture of innocence and mischief as young Dacre engages in playful cruelty with a turkey while Mary, the caretaker, scolds him for his behavior. Meanwhile, Mr. and Mrs. Waring are drawn into a spirited debate over a recently unearthed fossil, providing a glimpse into their intellectual pursuits and the contrasting ways they handle their children's upbringing. The opening sets the stage for the Waring family's unique dynamics and hints at the larger, philosophical questions they grapple with regarding education, nature, and morality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 216415 2025-07-25T08:52:49.410897 text/html 193802 2024-10-18T08:02:41 text/html 293424 2025-07-25T08:52:54.145842 application/epub+zip 290777 2025-07-25T08:52:50.260893 application/epub+zip 146981 2025-07-25T08:52:49.809867 application/epub+zip 340860 2025-07-25T08:52:56.783959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316585 2025-07-25T08:52:53.660925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173031 2022-09-28T17:58:50.975849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179127 2025-07-25T08:52:49.023909 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 159267 2024-10-18T08:02:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16312 2025-07-25T08:52:56.922876 application/rdf+xml 9194 2025-07-25T08:52:49.927917 image/jpeg 1783 2025-07-25T08:52:49.866874 image/jpeg 260859 2025-07-25T08:52:49.430906 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