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050		4	_aPS
100	1		_aHolmes, Mary Jane, _d1825-1907
245	1	0	_aAikenside
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2004
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2004-11-01
508			_aJuliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520			_a"Aikenside" by Mary Jane Holmes is a novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the struggles of a young girl named Madeline Clyde, who aspires to help her impoverished family by becoming a schoolteacher, despite her tender age and the challenges she faces. The community's political and social dynamics serve as a backdrop to her journey, as her grandfather, Grandpa Markham, faces the threat of losing their family home due to a mortgage, heightening the stakes for Madeline's success. The opening of the story introduces the reader to the village of Devonshire, where conflicts arise over the qualifications for teaching and the community's educational politics. Madeline is determined to secure a teaching position to help her grandfather financially, revealing her maturity and sense of responsibility. As preparations for her examination unfold, we get a glimpse of the pressures she faces while living in a society that often undervalues the contributions of young women. Notably, her examination encounter with Dr. Holbrook, who has been elected to assess her qualifications, sets the stage for key developments in the plot, linking her aspirations closely with her family's fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aFiction
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6954
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