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050 4 _aPZ
100 1 _aMolesworth, Mrs.,
_d1839-1921
245 1 0 _aNurse Heatherdale's Story
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-03-04
508 _aProduced by Delphine Lettau, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net
520 _a"Nurse Heatherdale's Story" by Mrs. Molesworth is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the life and experiences of Martha Heatherdale, a young nursemaid who reflects on her past, particularly her encounters with the Penrose family, comprising three young ladies and their cousin, Master Francis. The book appears to explore themes of childhood innocence, care, and social class through the lens of Martha's memories. The opening of the story introduces Martha, who is now older and reminiscing about seeing the Penrose children for the first time during a bright summer afternoon. She describes her observations of their playful nature and the caring bond between them, especially between the eldest girl, Miss Bess, and Master Francis, who has a slight lameness. Martha expresses both a fondness for children and a sense of longing, reflecting on her own past and the recent loss she has endured. As she stands at her cottage door watching them, thoughts of her own grief intertwine with her curiosity about the lives of the children, setting the stage for her future involvement with them and the complexities of their familial dynamics. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aAunts -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSmugglers -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCourtship -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aWealth -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aNannies -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aBrooke, L. Leslie
_q(Leonard Leslie),
_d1862-1940
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39047
999 _c79886
_d79886