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100 1 _aBirmingham, George A.,
_d1865-1950
245 1 0 _aLalage's Lovers
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
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 2008-01-23
508 _aProduced by David Widger
520 _a"Lalage's Lovers" by George A. Birmingham is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows the charming and spirited Lalage Beresford, a young girl navigating her unique world filled with playful antics and witty exchanges, particularly with her churchwarden friend, who finds himself drawn into her escapades and musings. The opening of the book introduces us to the protagonist Lalage, a lively fourteen-year-old girl, as she engages in mischievous and thought-provoking conversations with her friend, working through her complicated relationship with her governess, Miss Battersby, in the playful confines of a pigsty, a site representative of her free-spirited nature. This setting reveals Lalage's brazen character and her humorous yet insightful critiques of authority figures around her, particularly women like her governess, whom she nicknames "Cattersby" in a cheeky display of youthful irreverence. As the story unfolds, her interactions reflect her precociousness and the broader implications of how she navigates societal expectations while maintaining her individualism, laying the groundwork for her development throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aYoung women -- Fiction
653 _aIreland -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23946
999 _c64962
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