02338cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500400014626400510018630000470023733600260028433700260031033800360033650000310037250500650040350801150046852011970058353400450178065300400182565300230186565300520188885600430194099900170198336861UtSlPG20260610133836.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aMolesworth, Mrs.,d1839-192114aThe Green Casket, and other stories 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2011-07-260 aThe green casket -- Leo's post-office -- Brave little Denis.  aProduced by Delphine Lettau, David Garcia and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"The Green Casket and Other Stories" by Mrs. Molesworth is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The stories are likely set within a Victorian context, exploring themes of childhood, responsibility, and moral lessons, with a focus on young characters embarking on life-changing adventures. Central to these narratives is Ruth, a young girl who moves into service and faces various challenges that test her values and integrity.  The opening portion introduces readers to Ruth as she prepares to leave her home for a position as a housemaid at the Tower House, where she will work under the supervision of Lady Melicent and Naylor, the head-housemaid. As Ruth goes through her bittersweet farewells, her mother instills in her the importance of honesty and obedience, setting the stage for the moral dilemmas she will encounter. The narrative foreshadows potential conflicts as Ruth adjusts to her new environment, particularly highlighting the challenges posed by her fellow maid, Naylor, and the strict rules of her new life, ultimately establishing a foundation for Ruth's character development throughout the stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aChildren's stories  aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36861  c77701d77701