Project Gutenberg 2024-12-07 Public domain in the USA. 128 Guernsey, Lucy Ellen 1826 1899 Guernsey, Lucy E. (Lucy Ellen) L. E. G. (Lucy Ellen Guernsey) G., L. E. (Lucy Ellen Guernsey) LEG (Lucy Ellen Guernsey) Guernsey, L. E. The Christmas earnings : $b Or, Ethel Fletcher's temptation $aNew York :$bGeneral Protestant Episcopal S. S. Union and Church Book Society, $c1858. "The Christmas Earnings: Or, Ethel Fletcher's Temptation" by Lucy Ellen Guernsey is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around Ethel Fletcher, a young girl grappling with her family's recent financial struggles and their impact on traditional Christmas celebrations. Throughout the narrative, Ethel navigates her feelings of disappointment, the temptation to act dishonestly, and her desire to find a way to contribute to her family's holiday spirit. At the start of the book, Ethel's cousin Abby prompts her to consider how to make money for Christmas gifts, which brings Ethel's awareness of her family’s diminished circumstances to the forefront. Ethel reflects on her father's financial failure and her family's previous affluence, leading her to feel unsatisfied and frustrated by their current situation. The characters are introduced as Ethel has a tense exchange with her Aunt Sally, who often expresses harsh opinions about Ethel's father, highlighting Ethel's internal conflict between honoring family connections and standing up for her father. As she desires to help her family, Ethel begins to explore ways to earn money through painting, setting the stage for her journey of self-discovery and moral growth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20241115143855guernsey 1858 US Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christmas stories Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Christian fiction Girls -- Juvenile fiction Cousins -- Juvenile fiction Aunts -- Juvenile fiction Families -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 139208 2025-07-29T13:58:15.715834 text/html 114740 2024-12-06T23:18:47 text/html 1449039 2025-07-29T13:58:18.594805 application/epub+zip 1450504 2025-07-29T13:58:16.244794 application/epub+zip 108924 2025-07-29T13:58:15.943802 application/epub+zip 1505818 2025-07-29T13:58:20.410845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1494545 2025-07-29T13:58:18.327818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126420 2025-07-29T13:58:15.414794 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106631 2024-12-06T23:18:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17692 2025-07-29T13:58:20.543779 application/rdf+xml 31869 2025-07-29T13:58:16.028802 image/jpeg 3515 2025-07-29T13:58:15.982793 image/jpeg 1809342 2025-07-29T13:58:15.766839 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