Project Gutenberg 2023-06-16 Public domain in the USA. 165 Holmes, Mary Jane 1825 1907 Holmes, Mary Jane (Hawes) Holmes, Mary J. Mildred : $b A novel $aUnited States :$bG. W. Carleton and Co., $c1877. Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Mildred: A Novel" by Mary Jane Holmes is a work of fiction written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a time of dramatic societal change, focusing on themes of family, love, and the complexity of human relationships. The narrative centers around the character of Mildred, a young girl abandoned as a baby, who faces a tumultuous upbringing and the search for her true identity and belonging. The opening of the novel introduces readers to a stormy September evening, setting a somber tone reflecting the turmoil in the life of Judge Howell, who receives a letter proposing the adoption of a baby girl. The Judge's irritation at the unexpectedly thrust upon him situation leads to a tense night where instead of following through with plans to reject the child, a baby is mysteriously left at his doorstep. The Judge is torn between his harshness and the warmth he recalls from his past, especially regarding his deceased wife and daughter. Mildred is soon discovered as this unwanted infant, leading to discussions of her fate and stirring the Judge’s long-buried emotions regarding family ties. This opening lays the groundwork for a rich exploration of identity, social class, and the human capacity for connection, suggesting profound developments in Mildred's journey and the Judge's transformation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/mildrednovel00holmrich 20210118211852holmes 1877 US Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American fiction -- 19th century Adopted children -- Fiction Dime novels PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 525032 2025-07-28T07:10:19.947703 text/html 522614 2023-06-16T04:57:18 text/html 1020021 2025-07-28T07:10:28.769632 application/epub+zip 1016301 2025-07-28T07:10:22.300642 application/epub+zip 322491 2025-07-28T07:10:21.189627 application/epub+zip 1129270 2025-07-28T07:10:33.589625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 902106 2025-07-28T07:10:27.890629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455959 2025-07-28T07:10:18.701729 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 455710 2023-06-16T04:57:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18511 2025-07-28T07:10:33.761579 application/rdf+xml 9933 2025-07-28T07:10:21.535650 image/jpeg 2095 2025-07-28T07:10:21.327649 image/jpeg 168016 2023-06-16T04:57:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 1021124 2023-06-16T04:57:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 1069640 2025-07-28T07:10:20.076644 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