Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 99 Woolson, Constance Fenimore 1840 1894 March, Anne The Old Stone House Produced by Wendy Crockett "The Old Stone House" by Constance Fenimore Woolson is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. It centers around Aunt Faith and her responsibilities as the guardian of her five orphaned cousins—Hugh, Sibyl, Tom, Grace, and Bessie—who are all brought together at the titular old stone house by the lake-shore for a summer of freedom. The story explores themes of familial duty, love, and the complexities of growing up, navigating the relationships, and the personalities of the characters in Aunt Faith’s care. The opening of the novel introduces Aunt Faith as she reflects on her life filled with heartaches and the weight of her role as guardian to her five young cousins. It presents her concerns about each child's development, particularly focusing on the more challenging personalities of Hugh and Bessie. Aunt Faith's tender worries reveal her deep sense of responsibility and love, along with a hint of her internal struggles over their upbringing. The scene shifts to the children's antics, showcasing their youthful energy and spirited interactions, preparing the reader for a rich exploration of family dynamics and the themes of adolescence and personal growth that are likely to unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Orphans -- Fiction Cousins -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 463538 2025-07-03T08:29:53.395879 text/html 463359 2025-01-10T00:03:41.087248 text/html 242606 2025-07-03T08:30:00.019429 application/epub+zip 248887 2025-07-03T08:29:55.098890 application/epub+zip 248888 2025-07-03T08:29:54.034905 application/epub+zip 418260 2025-07-03T08:30:03.880328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390084 2025-07-03T08:29:59.350380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366166 2022-09-03T12:58:35.884997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420447 2025-07-03T08:29:53.012892 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 420261 2012-09-03T08:41:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17378 2025-07-03T08:30:04.062335 application/rdf+xml 10248 2025-07-03T08:29:54.518870 image/jpeg 2681 2025-07-03T08:29:54.274874 image/jpeg 161402 2012-09-03T08:43:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 238639 2025-07-03T08:29:53.429903 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