Project Gutenberg 2023-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 174 Howland, Marie Stevens 1836 1921 Stevens, Marie Stevens, Hannah Marie Papa's own girl: A novel $aUnited States :$bJohn P. Jewett,$c1874. Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Papa's Own Girl" by Marie Stevens Howland is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores the complexities of childhood, family dynamics, and the unfolding journey of its protagonist, Clara Forest, as she navigates her youth amidst familial obligations and societal expectations. Through Clara's eyes, readers witness the challenges of growing up, alongside the tensions between personal desires and family responsibilities. The opening of the novel introduces Clara as a seven-year-old girl filled with joy at the arrival of two younger sisters, whom she initially views as a blessing. However, the narrative quickly contrasts Clara's excitement with her mother's somber demeanor, hinting at underlying challenges within the family. Clara's relationship with her brother Dan is also established; he dismisses the twins, revealing his frustration at the disruption they bring to his carefree childhood. As the story unfolds, Clara's early innocence is portrayed through her encounters, such as her fascination with the neighbor girl and her experiences in the village, setting the stage for her eventual maturation and the exploration of deeper themes of love, duty, and personal identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100591574 20190721161523howland 1874 US Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fantasy fiction Utopias -- Fiction Utopian fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 1001239 2025-06-27T12:15:11.326107 text/html 975816 2024-10-19T03:26:21 text/html 620856 2025-06-27T12:15:23.269061 application/epub+zip 615505 2025-06-27T12:15:13.568121 application/epub+zip 537859 2025-06-27T12:15:12.429089 application/epub+zip 923338 2025-06-27T12:15:30.585002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 859877 2025-06-27T12:15:22.162053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 906035 2025-06-27T12:15:09.675124 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 886077 2024-10-19T03:26:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16273 2025-06-27T12:15:30.729004 application/rdf+xml 7353 2025-06-27T12:15:12.663100 image/jpeg 1504 2025-06-27T12:15:12.546082 image/jpeg 958378 2025-06-27T12:15:11.405080 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