Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe 1850-1943 creator Merrill, Frank T. 1848-1923 text utu 2016 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Honor Bright: A Story for Girls" by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards is a novel written in the early 20th century. This tale centers on the life of a young girl named Honor Bright, who faces the devastating loss of her parents and finds herself navigating her new life at a school in Switzerland, the Pension Madeleine. As she learns to cope with her feelings of loss and longing for her childhood, the narrative promises to explore her friendships, personal growth, and the unique experiences that come from living in a communal and foreign setting. The opening of the novel introduces us to Honor at age twelve, just after she becomes an orphan. While she mourns the loss of her parents, she is also depicted as a reflective and imaginative child, vividly remembering the few moments she spent with them. The story presents her immediate environment in the schoolhouse, populated with a varied cast of characters, including both friends and authority figures who influence her life. The tone suggests a blend of melancholy and hope, hinting at the difficulties Honor will face as she matures and learns to embrace her identity amid the challenges of adolescence and grief. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2016-07-15 Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Boarding schools -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- Juvenile fiction Switzerland -- Juvenile fiction PZ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52579 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52579 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134218.0 52579