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Stray Pearls

Stray Pearls

Yonge, Charlotte M.

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ISBN10: 1162685964
ISBN13: 9781162685960
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 302
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.63 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Stray Pearls is a novel written by Charlotte M. Yonge. The book is set in the mid-19th century and follows the life of a young girl named Rachel Curtis. Rachel is the daughter of a wealthy merchant and lives a privileged life in London. However, her life takes a dramatic turn when her father dies and she is forced to move to the countryside to live with her aunt and uncle.As Rachel adjusts to her new life, she meets a variety of characters, including the kind-hearted Reverend Henry Ward, the mysterious Mr. Mervyn, and the spirited Lucy Curtis. Through these interactions, Rachel learns valuable lessons about love, friendship, and the importance of faith.The novel touches on themes such as class, social norms, and the role of women in Victorian society. It also explores the idea of redemption and forgiveness, as Rachel grapples with the mistakes of her past and tries to make amends.Overall, Stray Pearls is a heartwarming tale of a young girl's journey towards self-discovery and finding her place in the world.Thickly veiled, I looked at no one except that I curtsied my thanks to the Abbess before kneeling down by the grating looking into the choir. My grief had always been too deep for tears, and on that day I was blessed in a certain exaltation of thoughts which bore me onward amid the sweet chants to follow my Philippe, my brave, pure-hearted, loving warrior, onto his rest in Paradise, and to think of the worship that he was sharing there.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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