Project Gutenberg 2024-05-11 Public domain in the USA. 123 Giberne, Agnes 1845 1939 The old house in the city : $b Or, not forsaken $aLondon :$bJohn F. Shaw and Co., $c1890. "The Old House in the City: Or, Not Forsaken" by Agnes Giberne is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around two young girls, Ailie Carter and Lettie, as they navigate their lives in a crumbling old house in London, ultimately highlighting themes of poverty, survival, and the quest for kindness amidst despair. The narrative evokes a strong sense of the difficulties faced by the destitute characters while threading in moments of compassion and hope. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to the dark and dilapidated environment of Ansty Court, where Ailie, a young girl, is left alone in a dismal situation after the death of her father and her mother’s imprisonment for stealing bread. As she hides from the threat of being sent to a workhouse, Ailie experiences hunger and despair. In contrast, Lettie, another child living in the same house, becomes concerned as Ailie goes missing. The narrative poignantly captures the grim realities of life in the slums and the deep impact of familial bonds, neglect, and the struggle for survival against overwhelming odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240503124455giberne 1890 GB Reading ease score: 91.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Poor -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- Juvenile fiction London (England) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 296510 2025-07-29T07:06:25.000445 text/html 270230 2024-05-11T10:05:19 text/html 2460193 2025-07-29T07:06:30.130902 application/epub+zip 2466174 2025-07-29T07:06:26.020881 application/epub+zip 175661 2025-07-29T07:06:25.444889 application/epub+zip 2556133 2025-07-29T07:06:33.277892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2534499 2025-07-29T07:06:29.617916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265773 2025-07-29T07:06:23.862447 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 246044 2024-05-11T10:05:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16356 2025-07-29T07:06:33.418843 application/rdf+xml 22178 2025-07-29T07:06:25.569915 image/jpeg 3252 2025-07-29T07:06:25.493883 image/jpeg 3375075 2025-07-29T07:06:25.153479 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