02080cam a22003253u 4500 76619 UtSlPG 20260610134755.0 m cr n 260607r20251892utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PZ Leslie, Emma, 1838-1909 Hetty's garden-party, and what came of it Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-08-02 "Hetty's garden-party, and what came of it by Emma Leslie" is a moral children's novella from the Victorian era. It follows a vain but good-hearted girl whose ill-judged attempt at social display leads to embarrassment, debt, and hard lessons about truthfulness, modest living, and useful work. Hetty Golding invites a crowd to a garden-party, pretending she has the right to use a neighbor’s grand garden and skimping on refreshments to keep up appearances. The event collapses into humiliation when the gardener confronts the guests, bills go unpaid, and Hetty’s mother falls gravely ill amid other family worries. Forced to face the consequences, Hetty writes a humble apology, endures public gossip, accepts a small loan to buy necessities, and begins teaching music to support the household. Her uncle later returns, steadies their finances, and Hetty chooses honest industry over showy friendships, repays her debts (including garden damages), and grows into a kinder, steadier young woman. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: London: Sunday School Union, 1892 England -- Juvenile fiction Young women -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction Pride and vanity -- Juvenile fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76619 117344 117344