Project Gutenberg 2022-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 146 Child, Lydia Maria 1802 1880 Child, Lydia Maria Francis Francis, Lydia Maria Child, L. Maria (Lydia Maria) Child, D. L., Mrs. Child, Mrs. D. L. Child, Mrs. David Lee Child, David Lee, Mrs. 21021174 Autumnal leaves: tales and sketches in prose and rhyme $aUnited States :$bC.S. Francis & Co.,$c1856,pubdate 1857. The eglantine -- A serenade -- The juryman -- The fairy friend -- Wergeland, the poet -- The emigrant boy -- Home and politics -- To the trailing arbutus -- The Catholic and the Quaker -- The rival mechanicians -- A song -- Utouch and Touchu -- The brother and sister -- The stream of life -- The man that killed his neighbours -- Intelligence of animals -- The world that I am passing through -- Jan and Zaida -- To the nasturtium -- The ancient clairvoyant -- Spirit and matter -- The Kansas emigrants -- I want to go home. Charlene Taylor, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Autumnal Leaves: Tales and Sketches in Prose and Rhyme" by Lydia Maria Child is a collection of literary sketches and stories written in the mid-19th century. The work intertwines poetry and prose, offering a variety of narratives that explore themes of love, beauty, nature, and social distinction. At the heart of these sketches are characters like Edward Vernon and Sibella Flower, who navigate the complexities of class, aspiration, and romantic ideals within their societal constraints. The opening of this collection introduces us to a scene where social class and beauty intersect, showcasing the characters of Edward Vernon and Sibella Flower. Edward, an aristocratic young man, is captivated by Sibella, a beautiful nursery maid, causing tension within his family, particularly with his status-conscious sister, Julia. Sibella, meanwhile, struggles with her own feelings, aware of the societal barriers that separate her from Edward. As their admiration for one another grows, the narrative hints at the challenges they will face due to their differing social standings, setting a tone of bittersweet romanticism that permeates the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/autumnalleavesta00chil/page/n7/mode/2up 20200914221047child 1856 US Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Short stories, American American fiction -- 19th century American essays -- 19th century PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Poetry Category: Novels Category: American Literature 572171 2025-06-27T04:28:15.209848 text/html 554625 2024-10-18T20:55:52 text/html 487680 2025-06-27T04:28:22.941806 application/epub+zip 493555 2025-06-27T04:28:16.844821 application/epub+zip 296766 2025-06-27T04:28:16.029862 application/epub+zip 660135 2025-06-27T04:28:27.376783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603214 2025-06-27T04:28:21.972819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406863 2022-09-30T14:19:03.061945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518061 2025-06-27T04:28:14.396846 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 497952 2024-10-18T20:55:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18373 2025-06-27T04:28:27.518770 application/rdf+xml 16625 2025-06-27T04:28:16.168825 image/jpeg 2509 2025-06-27T04:28:16.099830 image/jpeg 461909 2025-06-27T04:28:15.255883 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