Project Gutenberg 2021-01-11 Public domain in the USA. 100 Quiller-Couch, Mabel 1865 1924 Robertson, George Edward 1864 The Mean-Wells David E. Brown and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Mean-Wells" by Mabel Quiller-Couch is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the lives of three siblings—Priscilla, Geoffrey, and Loveday—focusing on their childhood adventures and reflections. The narrative captures themes of sibling relationships, childhood innocence, and the trials of growing up, all portrayed through the endearing and often humorous interactions among the characters. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the dynamics between the siblings as they discuss the fairness surrounding rewards for losing teeth, igniting a debate between Priscilla and Geoffrey. The chapter showcases a vivid day in their life, full of activities such as a tooth extraction for Loveday, painting, driving, and a visit to a toy shop. Loveday’s excitement over her new paint box contrasts with Priscilla's grievances about inequality regarding rewards from their parents. This interplay sets the tone for the exploration of their childhood experiences, brimming with adventures and whimsy, inviting readers into a nostalgic and charming world of family life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Girls -- Juvenile fiction Sisters -- Juvenile fiction Families -- Juvenile fiction Cornwall (England : County) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: British Literature 293249 2025-06-25T10:18:36.382143 text/html 285114 2024-10-18T09:41:46 text/html 826051 2025-06-25T10:18:41.379057 application/epub+zip 824127 2025-06-25T10:18:37.362130 application/epub+zip 181060 2025-06-25T10:18:36.901095 application/epub+zip 906921 2025-06-25T10:18:44.318540 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 874630 2025-06-25T10:18:40.926058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232631 2022-09-28T22:41:49.384673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263388 2025-06-25T10:18:35.856090 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 243580 2024-10-18T09:41:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17389 2025-06-25T10:18:44.448568 application/rdf+xml 22104 2025-06-25T10:18:37.002095 image/jpeg 3337 2025-06-25T10:18:36.951105 image/jpeg 1033885 2025-06-25T10:18:36.439113 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 en.wikipedia