Aikenside by Mary Jane Holmes
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"Aikenside" by Mary Jane Holmes is a novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the struggles of a young girl named Madeline Clyde, who aspires to help her impoverished family by becoming a schoolteacher, despite her tender age and the challenges she faces. The community's political and social dynamics serve as a backdrop to her journey, as her grandfather, Grandpa Markham, faces the threat of losing their family
home due to a mortgage, heightening the stakes for Madeline's success. The opening of the story introduces the reader to the village of Devonshire, where conflicts arise over the qualifications for teaching and the community's educational politics. Madeline is determined to secure a teaching position to help her grandfather financially, revealing her maturity and sense of responsibility. As preparations for her examination unfold, we get a glimpse of the pressures she faces while living in a society that often undervalues the contributions of young women. Notably, her examination encounter with Dr. Holbrook, who has been elected to assess her qualifications, sets the stage for key developments in the plot, linking her aspirations closely with her family's fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Holmes, Mary Jane, 1825-1907 |
|---|---|
| Title | Aikenside |
| Credits | Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 6954 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-06954-8 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Jul 1, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 508 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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