Project Gutenberg 2006-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 153 Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan 1870 1942 Hegan, Alice Caldwell Rice, Alice Hegan Calvary Alley Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Calvary Alley" by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers on Nance Molloy, a tenacious young girl from a struggling background in a run-down neighborhood, as she navigates her childhood amidst poverty, social challenges, and personal battles against both her peers and the law. The beginning of "Calvary Alley" introduces us to a vibrant and chaotic scene where Nance engages in a fierce tussle with her neighborhood rivals over ownership of a spade, a skirmish that escalates into an all-out battle between the alley's children and the choir boys from the nearby cathedral. Nance's fierce spirit and defiant nature quickly establish her character as a "tomboy" who fights valiantly for her rights, alongside her loyal friends from Calvary Alley. However, the consequences of their actions lead them into the juvenile court, setting the stage for themes of justice, childhood innocence, and the struggle to rise above one's circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Kentucky -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 588708 2025-08-04T09:58:52.987240 text/html 588529 2025-01-12T18:02:42.182999 text/html 297158 2025-08-04T09:59:02.729162 application/epub+zip 306600 2025-08-04T09:58:56.233209 application/epub+zip 285688 2025-08-04T09:58:54.727238 application/epub+zip 536259 2025-08-04T09:59:07.723135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492832 2025-08-04T09:59:01.955238 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453888 2022-09-05T05:25:02.797276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524746 2025-08-04T09:58:52.521239 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 524685 2021-01-02T08:44:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 524676 2021-01-02T08:44:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18728 2025-08-04T09:59:07.847165 application/rdf+xml 12890 2025-08-04T09:58:55.566229 image/jpeg 3439 2025-08-04T09:58:55.324239 image/jpeg 205594 2021-01-02T08:44:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 205569 2021-01-02T08:44:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 292752 2025-08-04T09:58:53.031232 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