Project Gutenberg 2025-07-26 Public domain in the USA. 463 McKeever, Harriet B. (Harriet Burn) 1807 1886 M'Keever, Harriet B. Woodcliff $aPhiladelphia :$bLindsay & Blakiston, $c1864. Al Haines "Woodcliff" by Harriet B. McKeever is a novel written in the mid-19th century. It follows Madeline Hamilton, a spirited young heiress whose pride and impulses are challenged by the quiet strength and integrity of Roland Bruce, a poor boy of Scottish stock. Through seaside adventures, schoolroom trials, and domestic clashes, the story contrasts social rank with true nobility, emphasizing self-discipline, compassion, and Christian character. The opening of the novel introduces Madeline on the beach, where she defends poor children and befriends Roland after he stands up to two fashionable bullies, then later risks himself to stop her runaway horse and refuses payment. At home, her indulgent father and status-conscious aunt foster her willfulness until a strict governess briefly steadies her, only to be undone by Madeline’s spoiled cousin and finally resign. Sent to a local day school, Madeline bristles under firm discipline, but—prodded by Roland—humbles herself, applies to her studies, and publicly exposes a classmate who stole Roland’s exam, leading to his merited promotion. A vivid storm scene frames Roland’s tale of martyred Scottish ancestors, deepening the book’s moral and religious tone. Madeline then visits the modest Bruce cottage, offers practical help, and secures sewing work for Roland’s widowed mother, while her own French governess and pampered lap-dog provide comic contrast. These chapters set the arc of Madeline’s gradual moral schooling—away from vanity and toward courage, kindness, and true refinement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/woodcliff00mckeiala 20250706104235mckeever 1864 US Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Fiction Love stories New England -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction Bildungsromans PS Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 871940 2025-07-30T08:45:02.845508 text/html 851914 2025-07-26T14:41:42 text/html 496151 2025-07-30T08:45:12.505438 application/epub+zip 508897 2025-07-30T08:45:04.248500 application/epub+zip 399785 2025-07-30T08:45:03.624523 application/epub+zip 730494 2025-07-30T08:45:18.585450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 711314 2025-07-30T08:45:11.838439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 809341 2025-07-30T08:44:59.744532 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 789667 2025-07-26T14:41:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14430 2025-07-30T08:45:18.734399 application/rdf+xml 4905 2025-07-30T08:45:03.814497 image/jpeg 1306 2025-07-30T08:45:03.716490 image/jpeg 447200 2025-07-30T08:45:02.927494 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