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_aEdwards, Julia, _d1851-1924 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aBeautiful but poor |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2022 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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| 490 | 1 | _aEagle library no. 8 | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2022-09-07 | ||
| 508 | _aDemian Katz, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University.) | ||
| 520 | _a"Beautiful but Poor" by Julia Edwards is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The story primarily revolves around Hattie Butler, a beautiful yet impoverished young woman, who lives in a dreary boarding house and works tirelessly at a bindery to make ends meet. Hattie's life takes intrigue-filled twists as she receives mysterious letters from someone in California, hinting at a hidden past and potential romance, while grappling with her unfortunate circumstances and the challenges of living amongst other working girls. The opening of the story paints a vivid picture of Hattie's reality, introducing the dingy boarding house run by the cantankerous Miss Scrimp, alongside her fellow boarders, including the kind-hearted Little Jess. The narrative highlights Hattie's quiet beauty, her admirable work ethic, and the subtle bonds of friendship that develop in the harsh environment of the boarding house. As the tale begins, Miss Scrimp becomes obsessively curious about Hattie’s correspondence, believing it to be a possible disruption to her controlled world. This establishes a sense of tension and foreshadows deeper mysteries as Hattie navigates not only her impoverished life but also the encroaching interest of others that may complicate her modest existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cUnited States: Street & Smith, 1890 |
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| 653 | _aNew York (N.Y.) -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aYoung women -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aBoardinghouses -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aDime novels | ||
| 830 | 0 | _aEagle library no. 8 | |
| 856 | 4 | _uhttps://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:683739 | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68929 |
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