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100 1 _aLamb, Ruth,
_d1829-1916
245 1 0 _aMidsummer at Hay-Lodge
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
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aChambers's library for young people.
500 _aRelease date is 2025-12-22
520 _a"Midsummer at Hay-Lodge" by Ruth Lamb is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. It follows siblings Bernard, Marian, and Kate as they spend midsummer with their kindly Uncle Paul in the country, mixing hayfields and picnics with gentle, didactic tales. Everyday mishaps and Uncle Paul’s fables guide the children through lessons on vanity, diligence, gratitude, and truthfulness. The opening of the book finds Mrs. Ingram, a widow, and her daughters awaiting Bernard’s return from school when an invitation arrives from Uncle Paul to stay at Hay-Lodge; upon their arrival he charms them and tells “The Parrot and the Magpie,” a warning against empty show. A rainy day prompts “What the Raindrops Did,” nudging Marian to sew clothes for a poor widow’s children—an effort she begins zealously but neglects as outings (including a picnic to Hareby Wood) and Uncle Paul’s story of “Gray Dick” (a proud donkey learning thankfulness) fill their days. At the last hayload celebration, “The Two Little Buds and the Lightning” reflects on brief lives well used, pricking Marian’s conscience; she learns her mother has quietly finished the garments by using small scraps of time, and the children host a treat for local youngsters. Soon after, Bernard accidentally bruises the stem of a rare flower he was entrusted to move and hides his fault; guests arrive to see the wilted bloom, and his unease grows while Uncle Paul remains kind. The section closes as Uncle Paul begins “The Hole in the Window,” a tale about responsibility and conscience, underscoring the book’s gentle moral thread. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: William and Robert Chambers, 1870
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSiblings -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCountry life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aUncles -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSummer -- Juvenile fiction
830 0 _aChambers's library for young people.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77531
999 _c118251
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