Project Gutenberg 2025-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 134 Dix, Beulah Marie 1876 1970 Flebbe, Beulah Dix Cooper, Anne Merrill, Frank T. 1848 1923 Merrill, F. T. Merrill, Frank Thayer Merrylips $aNew York :$bThe Macmillan Company, $c1906, pubdate 1925, reprint 1926, reprint 1927. Aaron Adrignola, 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) "Merrylips" by Beulah Marie Dix is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a lively young girl named Sybil Venner, affectionately nicknamed Merrylips by her family due to her cheerful disposition. Set in the idyllic English countryside of Wiltshire two centuries prior, the narrative captures her spirited childhood at Walsover Hall as she grapples with the expectations of being a girl, contrasting them against her adventurous yearnings often reserved for boys, particularly in the context of her family's involvement in the tumultuous political landscape of their time. At the start of "Merrylips," we are introduced to the titular character who dreams of adventure beyond the confines of her family's estate. She is depicted as the youngest and most adored child in her large family, joyfully engaging in wholesome activities like playing with her brothers or exploring the extensive grounds of their home. However, as Merrylips confronts her mother’s strict expectations of femininity, the story foreshadows her longing to break free from these societal norms. The opening chapters set the stage for Merrylips’ journey as she navigates familial love, the tension of impending war, and her desire to be brave and adventurous, hinting at the transformational experiences that lie ahead in her life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/merrylips00dixb/ 20240712153631dix 1906 us Reading ease score: 89.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Girls -- Juvenile fiction Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: British Literature 409319 2025-07-29T15:15:48.290671 text/html 383127 2025-01-18T17:15:12 text/html 1606242 2025-07-29T15:15:54.934653 application/epub+zip 1606133 2025-07-29T15:15:49.487684 application/epub+zip 272433 2025-07-29T15:15:48.821693 application/epub+zip 1563186 2025-07-29T15:15:59.060649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1531177 2025-07-29T15:15:54.446661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381702 2025-07-29T15:15:47.426699 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 361801 2025-01-18T17:15:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17439 2025-07-29T15:15:59.243624 application/rdf+xml 5976 2025-07-29T15:15:49.012657 image/jpeg 1304 2025-07-29T15:15:48.915652 image/jpeg 1392216 2025-07-29T15:15:48.354664 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 en.wikipedia