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The narrative follows an impoverished family who emigrate from England to seek a new life in America, tracing their struggles with scarcity, class prejudice, and divided loyalties. Two sisters receive contrasting treatment: one attractive and proud, the other plain and gentle; their children's fortunes rise and fall through labor, schooling, and stints in a poorhouse. A young benefactor forms attachments that influence social mobility and romantic choices, while community rivalries, jealousies, and an evolving plan for education shape several characters' paths. Episodes in rural and urban settings culminate in revelations and reconciliations that determine the family's ultimate prospects.

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Title: The English Orphans; Or, A Home in the New World

Author: Mary Jane Holmes

Release date: October 26, 2004 [eBook #13878]
Most recently updated: October 28, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ENGLISH ORPHANS; OR, A HOME IN THE NEW WORLD ***

THE ENGLISH ORPHANS

OR,

A Home in the New World.

BY

MRS. MARY J. HOLMES

AUTHOR OF DARKNESS AND DAYLIGHT, MARIAN GREY,
MEADOW BROOK, HOMESTEAD, DORA DEANE,
COUSIN MAUDE, TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE, LENA RIVERS, ETC.

1877


CONTENTS.

I. The Emigrants
II. Chicopee
III. Billy Bender
IV. Ella Campbell
V. The Poor-House
VI. Sal Furbush
VII. The Lincolns
VIII. At Church
IX. The New Bonnet
X. Winter at the Poor-House
XI. Alice
XII. A New Friend
XIII. A New Home in Rice Corner
XIV. Visitors
XV. The Three Young Men
XVI. The Schoolmistress
XVII. Jealousy
XVIII. A New Plan
XIX. Mount Holyoke
XX. The closing of the year
XXI. Vacation
XXII. Education Finished
XXIII. Life in Boston
XXIV. A Change of Opinion
XXV. The Party
XXVI. Making up his Mind
XXVII. The Shadows Deepen
XXVIII. Glenwood
XXIX. A New Discovery
XXX. The Crisis
XXXI. A Question
XXXII. Going Home
XXXIII. Conclusion