Beautiful but poor

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Beautiful but poor

by Julia Edwards

EN·~5 hours·47 chapters

Chapters

47 total

Transcriber’s Notes:

19:20

BEAUTIFUL BUT POOR.

1:10

CHAPTER I. HATTIE’S LETTER.

8:56

CHAPTER II. MISS SCRIMP’S DISAPPOINTMENT.

6:59

CHAPTER III. THE FOREMAN’S DISCOVERY.

6:37

CHAPTER IV. TEA-TABLE TALK.

5:21

CHAPTER V. DOES HE LOVE HER?

5:24

CHAPTER VI. JOY TO TOIL-WORN HEARTS.

5:46

CHAPTER VII. WHO CAN SHE BE?

6:52

CHAPTER VIII. WHAT CAN THIS MEAN?

6:05
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Description

In a bustling town where appearances often dictate opportunity, a young woman of striking beauty finds herself weighed down by poverty. Though her charm turns heads on the market streets, she must navigate the daily indignities of a world that values wealth over heart. Determined to protect her family, she balances honest work with the quiet hope that kindness will one day be recognized.

When a well‑to‑do gentleman notices her grace, a tentative friendship begins, offering a glimpse of a different future. Yet societal expectations and lingering secrets threaten to keep them apart, and she must decide whether to trust the promises whispered in candlelit parlors. The story follows her steady courage as she confronts the judgments of neighbors and the temptations of a life beyond her means.

Through gentle humor and heartfelt moments, the narrative explores themes of self‑respect, the true cost of love, and the quiet strength that can arise when beauty meets hardship. Listeners will find a tender portrait of resilience that lingers long after the final chapter.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (306K characters)

Series

Eagle library no. 8

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: Street & Smith, 1890.

Credits

Demian Katz, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University.)

Release date

Sep 7, 2022

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Julia Edwards

Julia Edwards

1851–1924

A prolific American dime novelist, this byline was one of the many pen names linked to fast-paced popular fiction in the late 1800s. The name is associated with dramatic, accessible stories like Beautiful but Poor, written for a wide reading public.

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