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050 4 _aPZ
100 1 _aGuernsey, Lucy Ellen,
_d1826-1899
245 1 4 _aThe Christmas earnings
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-12-07
520 _a"The Christmas Earnings: Or, Ethel Fletcher's Temptation" by Lucy Ellen Guernsey is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around Ethel Fletcher, a young girl grappling with her family's recent financial struggles and their impact on traditional Christmas celebrations. Throughout the narrative, Ethel navigates her feelings of disappointment, the temptation to act dishonestly, and her desire to find a way to contribute to her family's holiday spirit. At the start of the book, Ethel's cousin Abby prompts her to consider how to make money for Christmas gifts, which brings Ethel's awareness of her family’s diminished circumstances to the forefront. Ethel reflects on her father's financial failure and her family's previous affluence, leading her to feel unsatisfied and frustrated by their current situation. The characters are introduced as Ethel has a tense exchange with her Aunt Sally, who often expresses harsh opinions about Ethel's father, highlighting Ethel's internal conflict between honoring family connections and standing up for her father. As she desires to help her family, Ethel begins to explore ways to earn money through painting, setting the stage for her journey of self-discovery and moral growth. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: General Protestant Episcopal S. S. Union and Church Book Society, 1858
653 _aChristmas stories
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren's stories
653 _aChristian fiction
653 _aGirls -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCousins -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aAunts -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFamilies -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74849
999 _c115574
_d115574