Project Gutenberg 2022-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 213 Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay) 1809 1885 Arthur, Timothy Shay Uncle Herbert Herbert, Uncle The Angel and the Demon: A Tale $aUnited States :$bJ. W. Bradley,$c1859. Tim Lindell, Les Galloway 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.) "The Angel and the Demon: A Tale" by T. S. Arthur is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around a fashionable mother, Mrs. Dainty, who, feeling overwhelmed by her responsibilities, seeks to hire a governess for her children. The book explores themes of authority, social class, and the moral education of children, with the main character being the young governess, Florence Harper, who faces various challenges in her new position. The opening of the novel introduces us to Mrs. Dainty, a woman struggling with her health and the demands of motherhood, leading her to seek a governess. Despite the objections of her Uncle John, she is determined to find someone who meets her high standards. When Florence Harper arrives as a potential governess, she is subjected to Mrs. Dainty's scrutiny and the skepticism of the children. The children, especially the eldest, Agnes, are initially resistant to the new authority figure, with early interactions highlighting the tension between Mrs. Dainty's expectations and the children's reactions to their new governess. The narrative sets the stage for Florence's attempts to establish her authority and the dynamics of the household, all while foreshadowing the conflicts that will develop as she navigates the challenges of educating and caring for the Dainty children. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/angelanddemontal00arthiala/page/n7 20190315032752arthur 1859 US Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fantasy fiction Spiritualism -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 433613 2025-06-27T05:07:40.862659 text/html 413970 2024-10-18T21:30:27 text/html 446838 2025-06-27T05:07:47.911573 application/epub+zip 444232 2025-06-27T05:07:42.157652 application/epub+zip 260860 2025-06-27T05:07:41.476636 application/epub+zip 548244 2025-06-27T05:07:52.047611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509878 2025-06-27T05:07:47.256618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329594 2022-09-30T15:45:39.555678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389091 2025-06-27T05:07:39.675680 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 369089 2024-10-18T21:30:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17591 2025-06-27T05:07:52.183559 application/rdf+xml 5390 2025-06-27T05:07:41.647607 image/jpeg 1305 2025-06-27T05:07:41.559610 image/jpeg 424413 2025-06-27T05:07:40.896626 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