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100 1 _aStooke, Eleanora H.
245 1 0 _aSalome's burden
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-11-17
520 _a"Salome's Burden, or the Shadow on the Homes" by Eleanora H. Stooke is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers on a fourteen-year-old girl named Salome Petherick, who is crippled and lives in a small village in Cornwall with her father, Josiah. The narrative explores themes of familial struggle, as Salome endures her father's descent into alcoholism while striving to maintain her home and garden. The beginning of the novel introduces Salome as a kind and resilient character, who, despite her disability, endeavors to care for her father and manage their household. Set against the backdrop of a picturesque fishing village, the opening chapters outline Salome's internal conflicts fueled by her father's increasing dependence on drink and their societal struggles. As she navigates her painful reality, discussions with the local vicar and her budding interactions with a new wealthy family in town hint at the complex dynamics of social class, morality, and personal sacrifice that will likely unfold throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: S. W. Partridge & Co., Ltd., 1904
653 _aChristian life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aDomestic fiction
653 _aChildren with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aTemperance -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCornwall (England : County) -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aHoward, C.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72157
999 _c112883
_d112883