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100 1 _aClay, Bertha M.,
_d1865-1922
245 1 0 _aMargery Daw
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
490 1 _aNew Bertha Clay library, 110
500 _aRelease date is 2024-12-20
508 _aDemian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University.)
520 _a"Margery Daw" by Bertha M. Clay is a novel written in the early 20th century. It revolves around the themes of love, loss, and social class through the experiences of Margery, a young girl whose mother dies tragically in a railroad accident. Margery becomes a focal point for various characters as they navigate their compassion and social responsibilities towards her, revealing the complexities of human emotions in the context of love stories intertwined with action and moral dilemmas. At the start of the story, a train collision leaves a young mother dead, and her daughter Margery, who miraculously survives, is found and taken into the care of strangers. The opening describes a chaotic scene with doctors and bystanders attempting to assist the injured. Margery's fate becomes uncertain as her connection to the dead mother is revealed, and various characters express their concern for her well-being. A kind lady, Mrs. Graham, takes immediate responsibility for Margery, while others discuss the dead woman’s background, hinting at unresolved mysteries pertaining to Margery's origins and her mother’s past. The narrative establishes a poignant backdrop that sets the stage for Margery's journey, illustrating the contrasting lives of the characters surrounding her. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Street & Smith, 1919
653 _aEngland -- Fiction
653 _aFoundlings -- Fiction
653 _aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction
653 _aDime novels
653 _aPopular literature
830 0 _aNew Bertha Clay library, 110
856 4 _uhttps://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:705175#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-113%2C-641%2C2250%2C4101
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74956
999 _c115681
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