02598cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500230014426400510016730000470021833600260026533700260029133800360031749000240035350000310037750801650040852013390057353400630191265300310197565300270200665300300203365300160206383000240207985600590210385600430216299900190220568929UtSlPG20260610134608.0mcr n260607r20221890utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aEdwards, Julia,d1851-192410aBeautiful but poor 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aEagle library no. 8  aRelease date is 2022-09-07  aDemian Katz, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University.)  a"Beautiful but Poor" by Julia Edwards is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The story primarily revolves around Hattie Butler, a beautiful yet impoverished young woman, who lives in a dreary boarding house and works tirelessly at a bindery to make ends meet. Hattie's life takes intrigue-filled twists as she receives mysterious letters from someone in California, hinting at a hidden past and potential romance, while grappling with her unfortunate circumstances and the challenges of living amongst other working girls.  The opening of the story paints a vivid picture of Hattie's reality, introducing the dingy boarding house run by the cantankerous Miss Scrimp, alongside her fellow boarders, including the kind-hearted Little Jess. The narrative highlights Hattie's quiet beauty, her admirable work ethic, and the subtle bonds of friendship that develop in the harsh environment of the boarding house. As the tale begins, Miss Scrimp becomes obsessively curious about Hattie’s correspondence, believing it to be a possible disruption to her controlled world. This establishes a sense of tension and foreshadows deeper mysteries as Hattie navigates not only her impoverished life but also the encroaching interest of others that may complicate her modest existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Street & Smith, 1890  aNew York (N.Y.) -- Fiction  aYoung women -- Fiction  aBoardinghouses -- Fiction  aDime novels 0aEagle library no. 84 uhttps://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:68373940uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68929  c109733d109733