02691cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000530011324500140016626400510018030000470023133600260027833700260030433800360033050000310036650800140039752016130041153400670202465300300209165300170212165300270213865300310216565300190219685600520221585600430226799900190231076570UtSlPG20260610134755.0mcr n260607r20251864utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aMcKeever, Harriet B.q(Harriet Burn),d1807-188610aWoodcliff 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-07-26  aAl Haines  a"Woodcliff" by Harriet B. McKeever is a novel written in the mid-19th century. It follows Madeline Hamilton, a spirited young heiress whose pride and impulses are challenged by the quiet strength and integrity of Roland Bruce, a poor boy of Scottish stock. Through seaside adventures, schoolroom trials, and domestic clashes, the story contrasts social rank with true nobility, emphasizing self-discipline, compassion, and Christian character.  The opening of the novel introduces Madeline on the beach, where she defends poor children and befriends Roland after he stands up to two fashionable bullies, then later risks himself to stop her runaway horse and refuses payment. At home, her indulgent father and status-conscious aunt foster her willfulness until a strict governess briefly steadies her, only to be undone by Madeline’s spoiled cousin and finally resign. Sent to a local day school, Madeline bristles under firm discipline, but—prodded by Roland—humbles herself, applies to her studies, and publicly exposes a classmate who stole Roland’s exam, leading to his merited promotion. A vivid storm scene frames Roland’s tale of martyred Scottish ancestors, deepening the book’s moral and religious tone. Madeline then visits the modest Bruce cottage, offers practical help, and secures sewing work for Roland’s widowed mother, while her own French governess and pampered lap-dog provide comic contrast. These chapters set the arc of Madeline’s gradual moral schooling—away from vanity and toward courage, kindness, and true refinement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cPhiladelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston, 1864  aChristian life -- Fiction  aLove stories  aNew England -- Fiction  aConduct of life -- Fiction  aBildungsromans4 uhttps://archive.org/details/woodcliff00mckeiala40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76570  c117295d117295