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100 1 _aOptic, Oliver,
_d1822-1897
245 1 0 _aRich and humble
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
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 2025-07-18
508 _aAaron Adrignola, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Rich and Humble: A Story for Young People" by Oliver Optic is a children's novel written in the mid-19th century. It is a moral domestic tale set along the Hudson River, contrasting wealth and character as a compassionate daughter serves the poor while her proud brother falls in with rowdy companions. The story centers on Bertha Grant, her wayward brother Richard, and the waif Noddy Newman, as family fortune and reputation are tested. The opening of the novel introduces the Grant household at Woodville: Bertha seeks funds for her charitable “mission” to the ragged children of nearby Dunk’s Hollow, while Richard, denied money for a boat-race bet, tries to borrow from her and then secretly steals her two half eagles—an act exposed by the faithful boatman, Ben. We see Bertha’s earnest work in the Glen—teaching, outfitting, and caring for poor children—interrupted when the wild boy Noddy Newman falls from a tree into the river; Bertha nurses him through serious injuries, softening his heart. Meanwhile, Richard rescues a man overboard, pockets fifty dollars under a false name, and quietly revives his plan to race Tom Mullen. Their father fails to come home; a letter hints at looming financial ruin. On race day the Greyhound is found sunk, raised by Ben, and we learn Noddy pulled the plug to stop Richard, who goes anyway. Fanny’s party is snubbed, and a shocking newspaper item about their father makes Bertha faint, leaving the family on the brink of calamity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: The New York Book Company, 1911
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSiblings -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCharity -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aTheft -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aTemptation -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aHumility -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSelf-control -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/richhumblestoryf00adam/
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76523
999 _c117248
_d117248