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100 1 _aDeland, Ellen Douglas,
_d1860-1923
245 1 0 _aOakleigh
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2025-05-20
508 _aAl Haines
520 _a"Oakleigh" by Ellen Douglas Deland is a novel written in the late 19th century. Set in a Massachusetts household, it follows the Franklin children—earnest Edith, spirited Cynthia, enterprising Jack, and the younger Janet and Willy—as they cope with loss, responsibility, and the upheaval of their father’s remarriage to Hester Gordon. Domestic comedy, small-town social life, and youthful schemes (notably Jack’s poultry-incubator enterprise) shape a warm, gently humorous family story. The opening of Oakleigh introduces the Franklins’ home and rhythms: motherless Edith manages the house, while twins Jack and Cynthia debate Jack’s plan to raise prize chickens with an incubator. Aunt Betsey Trinkett breezes in, funds the scheme, and unwittingly inspires Cynthia’s prank—an impersonation that leads to a gossip-fueled revelation that Mr. Franklin is likely to remarry. A disastrous meddling by the little ones ruins the first hatch, and Mr. Franklin confirms his engagement to Hester Gordon. The marriage soon follows; Cynthia embraces the kind new stepmother while Edith resists, even as Hester brings practical help (a new horse and cart) and cheer. A village tennis tournament, the arrival of Hester’s outspoken brother Neal, and his partnership with Jack on the poultry venture set the stage for family adjustments and future complications. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1895
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSiblings -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFamilies -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aStepmothers -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aMassachusetts -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aStephens, Alice Barber,
_d1858-1932
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/oakleigh00delarich
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76126
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