Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 252 Edgeworth, Maria 1768 1849 Edgeworth, Eliza Edgeworth, Miss Tales and Novels — Volume 10 Helen Helen. Text file produced by Jonathan Ingram, David Widger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Tales and Novels — Volume 10" by Maria Edgeworth is a fictional work written during the mid-19th century. This volume centers around the character of Helen Stanley, a young woman who recently lost her beloved uncle and now grapples with the sorrow of becoming orphaned while also facing the implications of her family's shattered financial situation. Through Helen's journey, the book explores themes of love, loss, independence, and societal expectations, as she navigates her new reality with the support of newfound friends, Mr. and Mrs. Collingwood. The opening of the novel introduces Helen as she is observed walking slowly in mourning, conveying her deep unhappiness following her uncle's death. Mr. and Mrs. Collingwood express their concern for her, realizing the discrepancies in her uncle's previously perceived wealth and the actual financial troubles left in his wake. As the couple contemplates how to break the unfortunate news to Helen, the narrative dives into Helen's background, revealing her upbringing as an heiress spoilt by her uncle's ineffective financial management. Readers witness Helen's character unfold as she deals with her grief, discovering her uncle's debts, and her subsequent resolve to live independently, ultimately highlighting her strength and moral fortitude as she contemplates her place in a world where her status has drastically changed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Women -- England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1212190 2025-07-04T06:11:29.416907 text/html 1273698 2021-02-26T00:09:52 text/html 500653 2025-07-04T06:11:42.180814 application/epub+zip 520785 2025-07-04T06:11:33.034903 application/epub+zip 507114 2025-07-04T06:11:31.558869 application/epub+zip 906346 2025-07-04T06:11:49.510784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 838112 2025-07-04T06:11:41.177850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 803179 2022-09-04T10:51:14.735482 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1057955 2025-07-04T06:11:27.422926 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1057681 2016-12-20T08:57:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1039400 2016-01-01T10:26:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21034 2025-07-04T06:11:49.675798 application/rdf+xml 15989 2025-07-04T06:11:32.085962 image/jpeg 3901 2025-07-04T06:11:31.822866 image/jpeg 389191 2016-12-20T09:01:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 386793 2016-01-01T10:30:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 409814 2021-02-26T00:09:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 489449 2025-07-04T06:11:29.502893 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