Project Gutenberg 2023-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 143 Portor, Laura Spencer 1872 1957 Pope, Laura Spencer Portor Adventures in indigence, and other essays $aUnited States :$bThe Atlantic Monthly Press,$c1918. Adventures in indigence: Musgrove. The harp and the violin. Major Lobley. Mamie Faffelfinger. The lure of the "chiffoneer." Margaret. Margharetta. The powers of the poor. Horatio -- Guests: Relations of the spirit. Kith and kin -- The disappointments and vicissitudes of mice -- Birthdays and other egotisms. hekula03 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Adventures in Indigence" by Laura Spencer Portor is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The essays recount the author's personal experiences with the poor and marginalized, exploring themes of empathy, social observation, and the intrinsic values of those who face hardship. Portor offers reflections that challenge conventional views on poverty and the power dynamics surrounding it. The opening of the collection introduces the first essay titled "Musgrove," where the author reminisces about her childhood encounters with poverty and the significant figures that shaped her understanding of the poor. She recounts her mother's compassion towards a man named Musgrove, who was characterized by a series of unfortunate events that seemed to follow him. Portor reflects on the profound impact that these encounters had on her perception of the poor, emphasizing their resilience and the complex experiences they brought into her life. This sets the tone for a narrative that goes beyond mere charity to delve into the deeper human connections formed through the lens of poverty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220602141029porter 1918 US Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en American essays -- 20th century PS Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 330152 2025-07-27T13:40:15.830830 text/html 306582 2024-10-19T04:06:14 text/html 409616 2025-07-27T13:40:21.324769 application/epub+zip 406167 2025-07-27T13:40:16.888815 application/epub+zip 250983 2025-07-27T13:40:16.319801 application/epub+zip 456905 2025-07-27T13:40:24.661807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428155 2025-07-27T13:40:20.856797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300102 2025-07-27T13:40:15.360816 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 280071 2024-10-19T04:06:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15707 2025-07-27T13:40:24.802763 application/rdf+xml 10158 2025-07-27T13:40:16.488796 image/jpeg 2157 2025-07-27T13:40:16.403809 image/jpeg 371477 2025-07-27T13:40:15.866833 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