Project Gutenberg 2023-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 116 Stooke, Eleanora H. Stooke, E. H. Friendless Felicia : $b Or, a little city sparrow $aUnited Kingdom :$bS. W. Partridge & Co., $c1908. "Friendless Felicia: Or, a Little City Sparrow" by Eleanora H. Stooke is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a young girl named Felicia, who, living in a poor attic with her ailing mother, deals with the harsh realities of life and the potential for loss and conflict in a society that often overlooks the vulnerable. As Felicia navigates her circumstances, she confronts themes of love, responsibility, and the search for belonging in the wake of her mother's decline and eventual death. The opening of the book sets a poignant tone as it introduces Felicia's challenging life in Bristol with her mother Mrs. Renford, a blouse-maker struggling to make ends meet. It depicts their close bond, marked by Felicia's determination to care for her mother while she works tirelessly at a sewing machine. When her mother falls gravely ill, Felicia’s precarious situation deepens, capturing the reader's empathy. The compassionate intervention of neighbor Mrs. M'Cosh highlights the communal spirit amidst hardship. As Mrs. Renford grows weaker, Felicia's fears of being separated from her mother escalate, leading to a touching exploration of familial love and the anxieties of impending loss. The stage is set for Felicia's future challenges as she is thrust into an uncertain world beyond the attic. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230621073203stooke 1908 GB Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Didactic fiction Girls -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Cousins -- Juvenile fiction Families -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: British Literature 290458 2025-07-28T07:25:02.288801 text/html 289722 2023-06-23T19:11:18 text/html 1427265 2025-07-28T07:25:08.156781 application/epub+zip 1430958 2025-07-28T07:25:03.940798 application/epub+zip 418859 2025-07-28T07:25:02.815795 application/epub+zip 2385374 2025-07-28T07:25:10.998755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2366475 2025-07-28T07:25:07.167793 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269169 2025-07-28T07:25:01.645777 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 268906 2023-06-23T19:11:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18558 2025-07-28T07:25:11.141723 application/rdf+xml 27587 2025-07-28T07:25:03.044790 image/jpeg 3825 2025-07-28T07:25:02.928761 image/jpeg 99306 2023-06-23T19:11:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 5123626 2023-06-23T19:11:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 5177765 2025-07-28T07:25:02.362802 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