02314cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000110010610000300011724500240014726400510017130000470022233600260026933700260029533800360032150000310035750801190038852012890050753400450179665300660184165300270190765300230193485600430195720081UtSlPG20260610133450.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPRaPZ1 aTytler, Sarah,d1827-191412aA Houseful of Girls 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2006-12-10 aProduced by Jonathan Ingram, Jacqueline Jeremy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"A Houseful of Girls" by Sarah Tytler is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of the Millar sisters, focusing on the complexities of growing up in a household full of girls, and the societal expectations surrounding love and marriage. As the plot unfolds, themes of family dynamics, ambition, and societal class begin to emerge through their interactions and experiences, particularly as they face romantic advancements and familial pressures. The opening of the book introduces us to the Millar family, particularly the tension and excitement surrounding the first marriage proposal received by one of the sisters. The narrative captures the blend of emotions felt by the young women as they navigate their changing relationships and the implications of marriage within their tight-knit family. It vividly portrays the younger sisters' innocent curiosity as well as the elder sisters' complex reactions, highlighting the mixture of affection and rivalry among them. The backdrop of their father's medical practice and mounting family concerns foreshadows the challenges they will face, creating an engaging framework for the sisters' evolving lives against the backdrop of societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aEngland -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction aYoung women -- Fiction aSisters -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20081