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100 1 _aLamb, Ruth,
_d1829-1916
245 1 0 _aBorrowed feathers
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2026
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aProduced from The girl's own annual illustrated, vol. VII. 1886, "Lily leaves" extra summer number.
500 _aRelease date is 2026-02-26
520 _aBorrowed feathers by Ruth Lamb is a domestic romantic short story written in the late 19th century. It explores the tension between showy appearances and honest simplicity, following a young woman who resists pretence and ultimately finds true love. Annette “Nettie” Clifford is left to manage a shabby-genteel home with only a hopeless servant while her status-conscious mother and sister enjoy the seaside with a maid. Her warm-hearted godmother, Mrs. Worsley, arrives, sees Nettie’s quiet burdens, and whisks her away to Broadlands, thoughtfully outfitting her so she need not “borrow feathers.” There Nettie reunites with Arthur Boyd, whose affection ripened the previous year. A misunderstanding flares when Arthur notices a splendid diamond on Nettie’s engagement finger—actually a loaned ring—leading him to fear she is pledged to another, until Nettie breathlessly returns the trinket and the mistake is cleared. Arthur proposes with his family’s blessing; joy follows on all sides. Nettie’s happiness crowns a gentle moral: sincerity outshines display, and true worth needs no borrowed adornment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: The Leisure Hour Office, 1886
653 _aShort stories
653 _aLove stories
653 _aYoung women -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aRings -- Juvenile fiction
830 0 _aProduced from The girl's own annual illustrated, vol. VII. 1886, "Lily leaves" extra summer number.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78051
999 _c118771
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