Project Gutenberg 2023-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 118 Guernsey, Lucy Ellen 1826 1899 Guernsey, Lucy E. (Lucy Ellen) L. E. G. (Lucy Ellen Guernsey) G., L. E. (Lucy Ellen Guernsey) LEG (Lucy Ellen Guernsey) Guernsey, L. E. 2016660471 The Fairchilds : $b or, "Do what you can" $aPhiladephia :$bAmerican Sunday-School Union, $c1871. The Boonville series "The Fairchilds; or, 'Do What You Can'" by Lucy Ellen Guernsey is a novel written in the late 19th century. This heartwarming tale revolves around Eben Fairchild, an adopted son facing the hardships of life after the death of his benefactor, Mr. Fairchild. As Eben grapples with the burden of responsibilities to his adoptive family, he must reconcile his dreams of higher education with the necessity of earning a living and supporting his mother and sister. The opening of the story introduces us to Eben Fairchild, who, after the death of Mr. Fairchild, feels compelled to abandon his dreams of attending college in order to support his adoptive mother, Mrs. Fairchild, and his sister Flora. The family faces financial difficulties stemming from Mr. Fairchild's debts, leaving Eben determined to find any honest work he can, demonstrating a mature sense of duty at a young age. The narrative highlights the family's emotional struggles and commitments, setting up a backdrop of resilience, love, and the trials of transitioning from youth to adulthood. As Eben begins to explore job opportunities, he reflects on his life's aspirations as well as the sacrifices he must make for the well-being of those he loves. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20231010120049guernsey 1871 US Reading ease score: 90.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Child abuse -- Juvenile fiction Stepchildren -- Juvenile fiction Racially mixed people -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 268416 2025-07-28T11:44:41.611516 text/html 243860 2023-10-14T17:19:14 text/html 268130 2025-07-28T11:44:45.155511 application/epub+zip 270953 2025-07-28T11:44:42.110496 application/epub+zip 160436 2025-07-28T11:44:41.843500 application/epub+zip 357315 2025-07-28T11:44:47.567479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340976 2025-07-28T11:44:44.902526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251887 2025-07-28T11:44:41.047497 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 232189 2023-10-14T17:19:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18053 2025-07-28T11:44:47.705445 application/rdf+xml 20716 2025-07-28T11:44:41.930516 image/jpeg 2948 2025-07-28T11:44:41.886468 image/jpeg 278392 2025-07-28T11:44:41.639508 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