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"Mamma, what was that I heard papa saying to you this morning about his lawsuit?" "I cannot tell you just now. Ellen, pick up that shawl and spread it over me." "Mamma -are you cold in this warm room?" "A little, -there, that will do. Now, my daughter, let me be quiet awhile-don't... Read Full Overview

First published in 1850 and exceeded in popularity then only by Uncle Tom's Cabin, this domestic epic narrates the seven-year pilgrimage of a girl sent out into the world at age ten by a dying mother and a careless father. Moved from relative to relative, Ellen Montgomery... Read Full Overview

Susan Warner was an American Evangelical author. She is best known for her works of religious fiction.

When her father leaves and mother becomes ill, a girl is sent to live with a distant relative where she learns some hard life lessons. The girl encounters both good and bad people, but maintains her Christian values.

Ellen Montgomery's life drastically changes... Read Full Overview

Ellen has difficulty believing that God will take care of her when her dying mother leaves her with the unloving Mrs. Dunscombe.

Enjoy the spring of love and youth, To some good angel leave the rest, For time will teach thee soon the truth, "There are no birds in last year's nest." LONGFELLOW."MAMMA, what was that I heard papa saying to you this morning about his lawsuit?""I cannot tell you just now. Ellen,... Read Full Overview

Enjoy the spring of love and youth, To some good angel leave the rest, For time will teach thee soon the truth, "There are no birds in last year's nest." LONGFELLOW."MAMMA, what was that I heard papa saying to you this morning about his lawsuit?""I cannot tell you just now. Ellen,... Read Full Overview

When her father leaves and mother becomes ill, a girl is sent to live with a distant relative where she learns some hard life lessons. The girl encounters both good and bad people, but maintains her Christian values.

Ellen Montgomery's life drastically changes... Read Full Overview

""The Wide, Wide World"" is a classic novel by Elizabeth Wetherell, first published in 1850. The story follows the life of a young girl named Ellen Montgomery, who is separated from her mother and sent to live with her aunt in a different state. As Ellen grows up, she experiences... Read Full Overview

""The Wide, Wide World"" is a novel by Elizabeth Wetherell, first published in 1854. The story follows the life of Ellen Montgomery, a young girl who is sent to live with her wealthy aunt in the countryside after her mother falls ill. Ellen struggles to adapt to her new surroundings... Read Full Overview