Project Gutenberg 2024-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 111 Leslie, Emma 1838 1909 Dixon, Emma Boultwood, Emma The seed she sowed : $b A tale of the great dock strike. $aLondon :$bBlackie and Son Limited, $c1891. "The Seed She Sowed: A Tale of the Great Dock Strike" by Emma Leslie is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the struggles faced by the Chaplin family during a time of economic hardship, particularly focusing on young Winny Chaplin, who is confined to her bed due to illness but remains a beacon of hope and positivity for her family and neighbors as they navigate the challenges of poverty, work insecurity, and social injustice at the docks. The opening portion of the novel introduces Winny and her family, particularly her efforts to make their home welcoming despite their financial struggles. We see the familial bond and the hope that defines their lives, set against the backdrop of their father's meager earnings as a dockworker and the imminent threat of eviction due to unpaid rent. Winny’s character is depicted as compassionate and wise beyond her years, providing emotional support to those around her while grappling with her health issues. The narrative hints at larger social themes, such as labor rights and class struggle, which are likely to unfold further in the story as the dock strike becomes a central element of the plot. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240720135029leslie 1891 GB Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Strikes and lockouts -- Juvenile fiction London (England) -- Juvenile fiction Docks -- England -- London -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 192428 2025-06-29T09:35:43.526672 text/html 167965 2024-08-05T09:11:37 text/html 488468 2025-06-29T09:35:46.193674 application/epub+zip 490967 2025-06-29T09:35:43.947631 application/epub+zip 140228 2025-06-29T09:35:43.722644 application/epub+zip 559166 2025-06-29T09:35:48.066621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546578 2025-06-29T09:35:45.971634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 180196 2025-06-29T09:35:43.239689 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160475 2024-08-05T09:11:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16017 2025-06-29T09:35:48.190619 application/rdf+xml 29324 2025-06-29T09:35:43.793669 image/jpeg 4239 2025-06-29T09:35:43.757652 image/jpeg 527527 2025-06-29T09:35:43.553633 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