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 Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 161 Carey, Rosa Nouchette 1840 1909 Carey, R. Nouchette (Rosa Nouchette) Esther : a book for girls Produced by Avinash Kothare, Tom Allen, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "Esther: A Book for Girls" by Rosa Nouchette Carey is a fictional work likely written during the late 19th century. The story centers on Esther Cameron, a young girl grappling with her identity and her place in a world of change, focusing on her family dynamics and the struggles they face after the death of their father. The narrative hints at themes of personal growth, family responsibility, and societal expectations for young women. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Esther as she reflects on her name and bemoans her perceived lack of beauty compared to her sister and peers. The last day at her school, Redmayne House, brings a mix of nostalgia and anxiety as she prepares to leave her childhood behind for an uncertain family future. Her Uncle Geoffrey arrives to take her home because their father is ill, and the weight of this news casts a shadow over what should be a festive occasion. As Esther grapples with the emotional turmoil and changes forced upon her, we glimpse the personalities and relationships among her family members, foreshadowing the challenges they will face together in their new life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Governesses -- Fiction PR Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: British Literature 462442 2025-07-03T09:12:35.710933 text/html 462369 2014-03-17T13:11:44 text/html 248868 2025-07-03T09:12:43.338945 application/epub+zip 255336 2025-07-03T09:12:38.431940 application/epub+zip 249905 2025-07-03T09:12:37.263931 application/epub+zip 422296 2025-07-03T09:12:47.067890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409719 2025-07-03T09:12:42.600891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370635 2022-09-03T13:50:11.412871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439825 2025-07-03T09:12:35.006935 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 439597 2014-03-17T13:11:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19086 2025-07-03T09:12:47.190893 application/rdf+xml 10508 2025-07-03T09:12:37.763889 image/jpeg 3000 2025-07-03T09:12:37.512914 image/jpeg 171314 2014-03-17T13:13:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 168031 2014-03-17T13:13:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 244352 2025-07-03T09:12:35.746935 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia