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050 4 _aPZ
100 1 _aGiberne, Agnes,
_d1845-1939
245 1 0 _aFive thousand pounds
246 1 _a£5000
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-07-14
520 _a"Five Thousand Pounds" by Agnes Giberne is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around a family living in a quaint cottage, primarily viewed through the eyes of a young girl named Phœbe. The narrative explores themes of wealth, morality, and familial relationships as the family grapples with a sudden inheritance of five thousand pounds, which brings about significant changes and challenges. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Phœbe's idyllic childhood in a cottage where her father, Miles, her attentive grandmother, and her somewhat careless mother live together. As they enjoy their simple life, they are suddenly thrust into excitement and turmoil when they learn that Miles has received an inheritance from a deceased relative, Andrew Morison. The initial joy of this newfound fortune quickly spirals into conflict, with family members torn between aspirations for a better life and the moral implications of wealth. As the story unfolds, tensions rise over how to manage their good fortune, revealing deeper issues within the family dynamic. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: James Nisbet & Co., Limited, 1886
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aEngland -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFamilies -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aWills -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71192
999 _c111918
_d111918