| Author |
Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919 |
| Title |
Aunt Jane's Nieces
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Credits |
E-text prepared by Afra Ullah, Josephine Paolucci, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
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| Summary |
"Aunt Jane's Nieces" by L. Frank Baum is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around the three cousins, Elizabeth De Graf, Louise Merrick, and Patricia Doyle, who are invited to the estate of their wealthy aunt, Jane Merrick, who is in declining health. The narrative explores themes of family dynamics, inheritances, and the disparate personalities of the girls as they vie for their aunt's affection and potential fortune. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Elizabeth De Graf, who receives an unexpected invitation from her Aunt Jane to stay at Elmhurst during the summer. This sparks a tense family conversation regarding Elizabeth's potentially lucrative inheritance and the opinions of her parents regarding Aunt Jane. Following this, we meet Louise Merrick, who also learns about her invitation and seems more interested in ingratiating herself to their aunt for financial gain. Finally, we see the spirited Patricia Doyle, who directly rejects her aunt's invitation, expressing her disdain for the wealthy relative. The opening sets the stage for a competition among the girls for Aunt Jane's favor and ultimately her fortune, laying the groundwork for conflict and intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
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| Subject |
Family -- Juvenile fiction
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| Subject |
Young women -- Juvenile fiction
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| Subject |
Cousins -- Juvenile fiction
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| Subject |
Aunts -- Juvenile fiction
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| Subject |
Inheritance and succession -- Juvenile fiction
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| Subject |
Families -- Economic aspects -- Juvenile fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
10123 |
| Release Date |
Nov 1, 2003 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Dec 19, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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