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"Dearie," she began very softly, "there was once a little girl-a little girl like you. She was very, very poor, and all her days were full of work. She had no piano, no music lessons-but, oh, how she longed for them The trees and the grass and the winds and the flowers sang... Read Full Overview

"Dearie," she began very softly, "there was once a little girl-a little girl like you. She was very, very poor, and all her days were full of work. She had no piano, no music lessons-but, oh, how she longed for them The trees and the grass and the winds and the flowers sang... Read Full Overview

When Hester was two years old a wheezy hand-organ would set her eyes to sparkling and her cheeks to dimpling, and when she was twenty the "Maiden's Prayer," played by a school-girl, would fill her soul with ecstasy.To Hester, all the world seemed full of melody. Even the clouds... Read Full Overview

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The Tangled Threads

When Hester was two years old a wheezy hand-organ would set her eyes to sparkling and her cheeks to dimpling, and when she was twenty the "Maiden's Prayer," played by a school-girl, would fill her soul with ecstasy. To Hester, all the world seemed full of melody. Even the clouds... Read Full Overview

When Hester was two years old a wheezy hand-organ would set her eyes to sparkling and her cheeks to dimpling, and when she was twenty the "Maiden's Prayer," played by a school-girl, would fill her soul with ecstasy.To Hester, all the world seemed full of melody. Even the clouds... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

When Hester was two years old a wheezy hand-organ would set her eyes to sparkling and her cheeks to dimpling, and when she was twenty the "Maiden's Prayer," played by a school-girl, would fill her soul with ecstasy. To Hester, all the world seemed full of melody. Even the clouds... Read Full Overview

The Tangled Threads is a novel written by American author Eleanor Hodgman Porter and was first published in 1919. The story revolves around the life of Ruth Thorne, a young woman who is forced to confront the complexities of her family's past when she inherits her grandmother's... Read Full Overview

"The Tangled Threads" from Eleanor Hodgman Porter. American novelist (1860-1928).

"The Tangled Threads" from Eleanor H. Porter. American novelist (1860-1928).