
In a bustling household where childhood rites are taken seriously, a young girl’s aching tooth becomes the catalyst for a small drama about fairness and ambition. Loveday endures the pain of a decayed tooth, hoping for a modest reward—a shilling and a box of sweets—once it’s finally pulled. The extraction, swift
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (228K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
David E. Brown and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2021-01-11
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1865–1924
A Cornish writer of children’s stories, novels, and literary compilations, she brought a warm eye for family life and local tradition to more than two dozen books. She is also remembered for work created with her sister Lilian, including a book on Cornwall’s ancient wells.
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