This edition had all images removed.
Title: The Belle of Bowling Green
Original Publication: NYC: A. L. Burt Company, 1904.
Credits: Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "The Belle of Bowling Green" by Amelia E. Barr is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set in New York City around the War of 1812, it blends historical romance and society drama as the admired Sapphira Bloommaert navigates love, family pride, and the mounting stir of war. Her growing attachment to Leonard Murray clashes with her father’s cool disapproval, while the social whirl around the Battery and Bowling Green frames questions of duty, heritage, and choice of heart. The opening of the novel celebrates Bowling Green as the city’s historic heart, then settles into the Bloommaert household: the dignified judge, his spirited wife Carlita, formidable grandmother, steadfast son Christopher, pretty cousin Annette, and “belle” Sapphira. War fever rises—flags fly, drums beat, the judge delivers an impromptu speech that rouses volunteers, and Leonard emerges as a gallant young leader. Domestic and social scenes follow: a lively tea, moonlit Battery promenade, and a cotillion in which Sapphira and Leonard’s mutual feeling quietly crystallizes, provoking the judge’s private resentment. Tensions flare when Leonard asks the women to choose his company’s uniform and when he sends Sapphira white roses; sharp words, Annette’s jealous mischief, and then a tender reconciliation at home mark the family’s strain. Soon news comes that Leonard’s company will man harbor defenses, and, as evening falls, Sapphira waits composedly for the inevitable farewell visit—the moment the excerpt reaches as his steps approach. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Barr, Amelia E., 1831-1919
Illustrator: Everett, Walter H., 1880-1946
EBook No.: 76576
Published: Jul 27, 2025
Downloads: 1479
Language: English
Subject: United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Fiction
Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Belle of Bowling Green
Original Publication: NYC: A. L. Burt Company, 1904.
Credits: Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "The Belle of Bowling Green" by Amelia E. Barr is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set in New York City around the War of 1812, it blends historical romance and society drama as the admired Sapphira Bloommaert navigates love, family pride, and the mounting stir of war. Her growing attachment to Leonard Murray clashes with her father’s cool disapproval, while the social whirl around the Battery and Bowling Green frames questions of duty, heritage, and choice of heart. The opening of the novel celebrates Bowling Green as the city’s historic heart, then settles into the Bloommaert household: the dignified judge, his spirited wife Carlita, formidable grandmother, steadfast son Christopher, pretty cousin Annette, and “belle” Sapphira. War fever rises—flags fly, drums beat, the judge delivers an impromptu speech that rouses volunteers, and Leonard emerges as a gallant young leader. Domestic and social scenes follow: a lively tea, moonlit Battery promenade, and a cotillion in which Sapphira and Leonard’s mutual feeling quietly crystallizes, provoking the judge’s private resentment. Tensions flare when Leonard asks the women to choose his company’s uniform and when he sends Sapphira white roses; sharp words, Annette’s jealous mischief, and then a tender reconciliation at home mark the family’s strain. Soon news comes that Leonard’s company will man harbor defenses, and, as evening falls, Sapphira waits composedly for the inevitable farewell visit—the moment the excerpt reaches as his steps approach. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Barr, Amelia E., 1831-1919
Illustrator: Everett, Walter H., 1880-1946
EBook No.: 76576
Published: Jul 27, 2025
Downloads: 1479
Language: English
Subject: United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Fiction
Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.