Project Gutenberg 2024-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 144 Delafield, E. M. 1890 1943 De La Pasture, Edmée Elizabeth Monica Dashwood, Elizabeth M. 22004087 Humbug : $b a study in education $aNew York :$bThe MacMillan Company, $c1922. Emmanuel Ackerman, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Humbug: A Study in Education" by E. M. Delafield is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the emotional complexities of childhood through the experiences of Lily Stellenthorpe and her sister Yvonne, exploring themes of parental expectations, societal pressures, and the often painful realities of familial love. As the narrative unfolds, it delves into the dynamics of their family life, marked by Lily's fierce protectiveness over her sister, who struggles with various challenges. The opening portion of the novel sets the stage for the Stellenthorpe family's environment, illustrating the tensions and misunderstandings between the parents and their two daughters. It introduces Lily as a sensitive and intelligent child who feels the deep injustices towards Yvonne, who is perceived as mentally deficient. The depiction of Lily's emotional turmoil, coupled with her conflicting desires to please her parents and protect her sister, forms the core of the narrative. Their mother and father, while loving, are portrayed as being oblivious to the sisters' profound struggles, leading to a rich exploration of childhood psychology and an examination of how societal and familial expectations can stifle genuine connections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/humbugastudyine01delagoog 20210307224418delafield 1922 US Reading ease score: 72.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Young women -- Fiction Bildungsromans Education -- Fiction Girls -- Fiction England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Parent and child -- Fiction Child rearing -- Fiction Wives -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 576862 2025-06-29T10:41:02.755394 text/html 551908 2025-05-03T11:52:24 text/html 329067 2025-06-29T10:41:09.506328 application/epub+zip 338328 2025-06-29T10:41:03.781402 application/epub+zip 293667 2025-06-29T10:41:03.270332 application/epub+zip 459415 2025-06-29T10:41:14.048307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434271 2025-06-29T10:41:09.107314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545742 2025-06-29T10:41:01.048369 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 513822 2025-05-03T11:52:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17764 2025-06-29T10:41:14.181263 application/rdf+xml 3568 2025-06-29T10:41:03.444359 image/jpeg 912 2025-06-29T10:41:03.356371 image/jpeg 287483 2025-06-29T10:41:02.836316 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