Project Gutenberg 2025-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 179 Cann, Ethel S. Thorn, Margaret Neesby Court : $b or, Our pretty cousin $aLondon :$bThe Religious Tract Society, $c1898. Al Haines "Neesby Court : or, Our pretty cousin by Ethel S. Cann" is a children’s domestic novel with Christian moral themes, written in the Victorian era. Set in a provincial English town, it follows family life, friendship, illness, loss, and reconciliation, highlighting faith and kindness amid everyday adventures. Told by lively eleven-year-old Addie Dixon, the story begins with the arrival of stately Miss Esther Townley and her pretty niece Eleanor at Neesby Court. Addie’s family befriends Eleanor despite her aunt’s reserve, and between picnics, a boisterous birthday party, and small household dramas (including a prank involving their dog Tuts), affection grows. A scarlet fever outbreak transforms play into crisis: Milly falls ill, then little Maud, and Eleanor becomes dangerously weak. In the midst of this, Addie learns that Miss Townley is her mother’s estranged sister, and her gentle pleading brings the sisters together at Eleanor’s bedside. Eleanor’s peaceful death and last message spur Addie’s heartfelt turn to personal faith, while Maud and Milly recover and the family heals. Aunt Esther, chastened and loving, draws Addie close, takes her abroad, and later leaves the Court when new owners return; an epilogue sketches the family’s futures, the kindness of Sir Guy and his bride, and a fond farewell to brave little Tuts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20250922160438cann 1898 GB en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction England -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Juvenile fiction Families -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text 123486 2025-11-30T10:14:47.112067 text/html 95550 2025-10-08T04:27:08 text/html 1595156 2025-11-30T10:14:49.869061 application/epub+zip 1595586 2025-11-30T10:14:47.812046 application/epub+zip 104700 2025-11-30T10:14:47.445049 application/epub+zip 1642469 2025-11-30T10:14:51.489010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1633047 2025-11-30T10:14:49.515055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107697 2025-11-30T10:14:46.785047 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86058 2025-10-08T04:27:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15619 2025-11-30T10:14:51.628006 application/rdf+xml 19239 2025-11-30T10:14:47.536013 image/jpeg 3111 2025-11-30T10:14:47.489000 image/jpeg 1981506 2025-11-30T10:14:47.172020 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