Project Gutenberg 2025-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 124 Thorne, Eglanton 1852 1907 Charlton, Elizabeth Emily The old Worcester jug : $b or, John Griffin's little maid $aLondon :$bThe Religious Tract Society, $c1882. "The Old Worcester Jug; or, John Griffin’s Little Maid" by Eglanton Thorne is a novel written in the late 19th century. This story revolves around John Griffin, a china dealer, and a poor widow who comes to sell family heirlooms to make ends meet for herself and her little daughter, Maggie. As the narrative unfolds, themes of morality, compassion, and the stark contrasts between wealth and poverty emerge, as Griffin grapples with his conscience after purchasing a valuable jug from the widow at a fraction of its worth. The opening of the novel introduces us to John Griffin and his cramped, cluttered curiosity shop, where he prides himself on his extensive collection of china and antiquities. One cold evening, he meets a frail widow and her daughter, who attempt to sell him various pieces of china, including the titular jug. As Griffin undervalues the widow's items in an effort to get a good bargain, the emotional weight of the situation is palpable. The widow is clearly struggling, and as she leaves, Maggie's innocent gaze and the heaviness of her mother’s illness seem to haunt Griffin. This sets the stage for a moral reckoning, as Griffin is forced to confront his actions and their consequences, deeply intertwining their lives at a time of great hardship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20250213092335thorne 1882 GB Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Children and death -- Juvenile fiction Poverty -- Juvenile fiction Charity -- Juvenile fiction Stepfamilies -- Juvenile fiction Widows -- Juvenile fiction Pottery -- Collectors and collecting -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 211643 2025-07-30T04:18:12.135335 text/html 186296 2025-03-12T13:04:01 text/html 1785752 2025-07-30T04:18:15.820298 application/epub+zip 1790452 2025-07-30T04:18:12.894307 application/epub+zip 144927 2025-07-30T04:18:12.558317 application/epub+zip 1861719 2025-07-30T04:18:18.164295 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1846028 2025-07-30T04:18:15.470309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192508 2025-07-30T04:18:11.531374 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 172769 2025-03-12T13:04:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16939 2025-07-30T04:18:18.308270 application/rdf+xml 29627 2025-07-30T04:18:12.650293 image/jpeg 3912 2025-07-30T04:18:12.601313 image/jpeg 2230415 2025-07-30T04:18:12.230378 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