Project Gutenberg 2024-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 115 Leslie, Emma 1838 1909 Dixon, Emma Boultwood, Emma Elsie's scholarship : $b and why she surrendered it $aLondon :$bGall and Inglis, $c1898. "Elsie's Scholarship: And Why She Surrendered It" by Emma Leslie is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Elsie Winn, a determined young girl striving to win a scholarship for continued education, ideally to enroll in a grammar school. However, she faces obstacles concerning family obligations, friendships, and ultimately, personal sacrifice that may challenge her dreams. At the start of the tale, we are introduced to Elsie and her friends, Mary and Jane, as they enter a preliminary examination to compete for a scholarship. We see their hopes and aspirations, particularly Elsie's, who has a supportive family but knows that without a scholarship, her chances of furthering her education are slim. The chapter reveals the dynamics of their friendships, the importance of the exam, and the bittersweet nature of academic competition, setting the stage for the emotional challenges Elsie will face as her family experiences tragedy that impacts her opportunity for education. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240608123937leslie 1898 GB Reading ease score: 83.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Fatherless families -- Juvenile fiction Poor families -- Juvenile fiction Invalids -- Juvenile fiction Villages -- Juvenile fiction Schoolgirls -- Juvenile fiction Scholarships -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: British Literature 337390 2025-07-29T08:27:04.054274 text/html 312318 2024-06-14T18:25:25 text/html 1236370 2025-07-29T08:27:08.460239 application/epub+zip 1240764 2025-07-29T08:27:04.636248 application/epub+zip 185235 2025-07-29T08:27:04.322269 application/epub+zip 1341676 2025-07-29T08:27:11.206238 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1322373 2025-07-29T08:27:08.128296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317950 2025-07-29T08:27:03.417284 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 298240 2024-06-14T18:25:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17461 2025-07-29T08:27:11.351217 application/rdf+xml 28351 2025-07-29T08:27:04.408270 image/jpeg 3167 2025-07-29T08:27:04.364260 image/jpeg 1502850 2025-07-29T08:27:04.107308 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