Project Gutenberg 2020-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 167 Hammond, Lily Hardy 1859 1925 Hammond, L. H. (Lily Hardy) In the Garden of Delight Produced by Mardi Desjardins & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at https://www.pgdpcanada.net "In the Garden of Delight" by Lily Hardy Hammond is a novel written in the early 20th century. This narrative centers around a young girl named Lydia, who navigates the joys and challenges of her childhood in the countryside, contrasted with her experience living in the city. The themes of nature, imagination, and personal growth unfold as she reflects on her life and relationships, especially with her Great-aunt Virginia and Great-aunt Letitia, while longing for the freedom of the outdoors. The opening of the story introduces Lydia's childhood memories, capturing her playful spirit as she revels in the beauty of nature and laments restrictions placed upon her indoor life by her great-aunts. As she expresses her yearning for the outdoors, readers are drawn into her lively imagination and the introspective journey that follows. The narrative soon takes a dramatic turn with the burning of their home, Cedarhurst, setting the stage for Lydia’s transition to a new life in the city with Great-aunt Letitia, who is determined to provide her with "city advantages." This shift hints at future conflicts and personal developments, making it clear that the story will explore themes of identity and belonging against the backdrop of changing environments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Interpersonal relations -- Fiction Families -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 367124 2025-06-25T08:20:08.098037 text/html 341611 2024-10-18T08:08:12 text/html 549627 2025-06-25T08:20:15.454980 application/epub+zip 554573 2025-06-25T08:20:10.873024 application/epub+zip 197970 2025-06-25T08:20:09.580055 application/epub+zip 654024 2025-06-25T08:20:18.636944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 628532 2025-06-25T08:20:14.342048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272977 2022-09-28T18:17:15.031037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313982 2025-06-25T08:20:07.384995 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 294140 2024-10-18T08:08:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16481 2025-06-25T08:20:18.765956 application/rdf+xml 14424 2025-06-25T08:20:09.698056 image/jpeg 1960 2025-06-25T08:20:09.639038 image/jpeg 642877 2025-06-25T08:20:08.138008 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