Project Gutenberg 2024-03-04 Public domain in the USA. 121 Leslie, Emma 1838 1909 Dixon, Emma Boultwood, Emma A gypsy against her will : $b or, Worth her weight in gold $aLondon :$bBlackie and Son Limited, $c1889. "A Gypsy Against Her Will: or, Worth Her Weight in Gold" by Emma Leslie is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Lizzie, a young girl who struggles against the confines of her domestic service and longs for a life away from servitude. The novel explores themes of freedom, identity, and the consequences of rash decisions as Lizzie's desire for independence leads her into the clutches of a dubious fortune-teller and a traveling show. At the start of the novel, we meet Lizzie, who expresses her frustration about working as a servant and her desire to return home to help her mother with laundry. After a tense argument with her mother about her dissatisfaction with her current life, Lizzie goes out to meet a friend but encounters Mrs. Stanley, a fortune-teller from a nearby fair. Intrigued by the prospect of a more exciting life, Lizzie is drawn into a world of deception that promises her freedom but instead leads her to a dark fate as she becomes ensnared in Mrs. Stanley's manipulations. As the narrative unfolds, Lizzie’s initial hope and excitement rapidly transform into regret, with her yearning for a different existence turning into a grim reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240229091743leslie 1889 GB Reading ease score: 83.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Romanies -- Juvenile fiction Prisoners -- Juvenile fiction Runaway teenagers -- Juvenile fiction Repentance -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 173203 2025-06-29T04:50:36.660071 text/html 148467 2024-03-04T17:06:26 text/html 406696 2025-06-29T04:50:39.188059 application/epub+zip 408609 2025-06-29T04:50:37.054054 application/epub+zip 129225 2025-06-29T04:50:36.837067 application/epub+zip 473611 2025-06-29T04:50:40.944022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460917 2025-06-29T04:50:38.979077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160968 2025-06-29T04:50:36.388059 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141226 2024-03-04T17:06:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17135 2025-06-29T04:50:41.063027 application/rdf+xml 22715 2025-06-29T04:50:36.907070 image/jpeg 3515 2025-06-29T04:50:36.871057 image/jpeg 436307 2025-06-29T04:50:36.681079 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