02237cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000460011324500380015926400510019730000470024833600260029533700260032133800360034750000310038350800430041452013480045753400450180565300120185070000300186285600430189217564UtSlPG20260610133417.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aFreeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins,d1852-193010aBy the Light of the Soul: A Novel 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-01-21  aProduced by Jeff Kaylin and Andrew Sly  a"By the Light of the Soul: A Novel" by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Maria Edgham, a sensitive and introspective young girl, as she navigates the complexities of her family’s life, particularly dealing with her mother’s illness and her father's potential remarriage. The narrative delves into themes of childhood innocence, familial bonds, and the emotional turmoil arising from loss and change.  The opening of the novel introduces Maria sitting in a church vestry during a prayer meeting, where she is preoccupied with her thoughts about the people around her, including a grieving mother and a young man she admires. As the prayer meeting unfolds, Maria's innocence is palpable; she is caught between the world of childhood fantasies and the harsh realities of adult life, particularly her mother's illness and the implications of her father's emerging relationship with a local schoolteacher, Miss Slome. As the narrative progresses, we glimpse Maria's internal struggles with her identity, her longing for acceptance, and her troubled reflections on her family's dynamics during a profound period of transition. The opening effectively sets the stage for the emotional challenges Maria will face as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFiction1 aBrett, Harold,d1880-195540uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17564