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REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM
I
"WE ARE SEVEN"
THE old stage coach was rumbling along the dusty road that runs from Maplewood to Riverboro. The day was as warm as midsummer, though it was only the middle of May, and Mr. Jeremiah Cobb was favoring the horses as much as possible, yet never losing sight of the fact that he carried the mail. The hills were many, and the reins lay loosely in his hands as he lolled back in his seat and extended one foot and leg luxuriously over the dashboard. His brimmed hat of worn felt was well pulled over his eyes, and he revolved a quid of tobacco in his left cheek.
There was one passenger in the coach,—a small dark-haired person in a glossy buff calico dress. She was so slender and so stiffly starched that she slid from space to space on the leather cushions, though she braced herself against the middle seat with her feet and extended her cotton-gloved hands on each side, in order to maintain some sort of balance. Whenever the wheels sank farther than usual into a rut, or jolted suddenly over a stone, she bounded involuntarily into the air, came down again, pushed back her funny little straw hat, and picked up or settled more firmly a small pink sunshade, which seemed to be her chief responsibility,—unless we except a bead purse, into which she looked whenever the condition of the roads would permit, finding great apparent satisfaction in that its precious contents neither disappeared nor grew less. Mr. Cobb guessed nothing of these harassing details of travel, his business being to carry people to their destinations, not, necessarily, to make them comfortable on the way. Indeed he had forgotten the very existence of this one un-noteworthy little passenger.
When he was about to leave the post-office in Maplewood that morning, a woman had alighted from a wagon, and coming up to him, inquired whether this were the Riverboro stage, and if he were Mr. Cobb. Being answered in the affirmative, she nodded to a child who was eagerly waiting for the answer, and who ran towards her as if she feared to be a moment too late. The child might have been ten or eleven years old perhaps, but whatever the number of her summers, she had an air of being small for her age. Her mother helped her into the stage coach, deposited a bundle and a bouquet of lilacs beside her, superintended the "roping on" behind of an old hair trunk, and finally paid the fare, counting out the silver with great care.
"I want you should take her to my sisters' in Riverboro," she said. "Do you know Mirandy and Jane Sawyer? They live in the brick house."
Lord bless your soul, he knew 'em as well as if he'd made 'em!
"Well, she's going there, and they're expecting her. Will you keep an eye on her, please? If she can get out anywhere and get with folks, or get anybody in to keep her company, she'll do it. Good-by, Rebecca; try not to get into any mischief, and sit quiet, so you'll look neat an' nice when you get there. Don't be any trouble to Mr. Cobb. — You see, she's kind of excited. — We came on the cars from Temperance yesterday, slept all night at my cousin's, and drove from her house — eight miles it is — this morning."
"Good-by, mother, don't worry; you know it is n't as if I had n't traveled before."
The woman gave a short sardonic laugh and said in an explanatory way to Mr. Cobb, "She's been to Wareham and stayed over night; that is n't much to be journey-proud on!"
"It was traveling, mother," said the child eagerly and willfully. "It was leaving the farm, and putting up lunch in a basket, and a little riding and a little steam cars, and we carried our nightgowns."
"Don't tell the whole village about it, if we did," said the mother, interrupting the reminiscences of this experienced voyager. "Have n't I told you before," she whispered, in a last attempt at discipline, "that you should n't talk about nightgowns and stockings and — things like that, in a loud tone of voice, and ...
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm illustré edition by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin Literature Fiction eBooks
I'm a 68-year-old male who never read Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm growing up. Maybe it was sold as a girls' book, or maybe it just never fell in my path. Anyway, I'm very glad to have finally met Rebecca and learned her story. It's no wonder it's a classic: excellent writing; strong characters, each one distinct from the others; a plot that never shies away from strong feelings, doubts, conflicts, self-inflicted suffering, mutual misunderstandings, and the inevitable role they all play in the development of a personality. I'll tell you how good I think the book is; I felt it could have been written by a young Jane Austen. If you've never read it, give yourself a treat. You won't be sorry.Product details
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm illustré edition by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is about an unusual, spirited girl who is sent from another part of Maine to be raised by her two aunts in York County. The experience turns out to be, as her mother had predicted, "the making of [her]". The intended audience is the same as that for Anne of Green Gables. A lot of similarities with the Anne-girl such as the use of the expression "stuff and nonsense" and "I'd like to eat color, drink it and sleep in it." Excellent story!
I have downloaded more of this author's books in hopes that they will be as great as this one was. If you liked Anne of Green Gables, or Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, you will like more of Lucy Maud Mongtgomery's series like the "Emily" books or her "Pat" books. You also will like books by Louisa May Alcott such as An Old-Fashioned Girl and Eight Cousins (and its sequel Rose in Bloom). Although it has been a little while since I read them, Pollyanna and A Little Princess are also classics along this line and VERY readable. And I believe that every one of these books is a FREE download away...
This free edition of March 17, 2006 was fine, no editing issues of note, just the usual line break/margin unevenness. Actually the first nice usage that I have seen of italics in this book, a long passage that is a story that Rebecca writes in italics, very readable.
I hadn't written very many reviews. However, in considering book choices, I was sorry to see so few reviews of versions, especially when comparing two or more similar electronic renderings. So I am ramping up my reviews while I have the opportunity.
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There is nothing worse than coming across a book from your childhood that invokes memories of moonlight and magic only to find that time has dulled its' glow. Happily, this is not the case with this book!
Rebecca is as winsome as ever, managing the to endure the trials and joys of her childhood with resilient grace and fortitude. This book should be placed on required reading lists at schools! (Yes, I really do! ) )
If you haven't read it, throw yourself into the deep end with glee; you will not be disappointed! If you have had the pleasure of reading it before, it will revive your spirits!
I reread this classic children's book after 55 years mostly because I like to read mysteries and those books can be really dreadful and depressing. If you want something upbeat and sentimental, this book is a fine pick. It really is a story for children, containing the trials of a 10 year old sent to live with a couple of spinster (the book's word) aunts to help the old ladies and for educational opportunities. Rebecca is a good role model as she fights rebellious thoughts and slowly grows to understand one of the aunts' grim demeanor.
The book is a well written excellent portrait of rural life and life in small villages, the way it was in th late 1800s. It was quite refreshing to me to read this idyllic portrait of a life in which everyone is happy to share their lives and experiences with others - a far cry from modern life, at least to me.
The book could also be used as a teaching tool to start conversations about how opportunities for women have changed dramatically since then. Very sentimental and there is quite a bit of it that touches on Christianity and religious feeling, but.for me that did not detract.
Diverse well-realized characters, life lessons demonstrated with a light, sometimes amusing touch, and words of wisdom. This is a great comfort read on par with, if not better than, L.M. Montgomery, Jean Webster, Louisa May Alcott, the Five Little Peppers and the Pollyanna series. It kept me interested from first page to last because of the quality of the writing and I just enjoy trips back into time. My only regret is the lack of any kind of sequel unlike the previously mentioned works. (the same is true for one of her other novels, "Morther Carey's Chickens." It would have been lovely to see Rebecca's continued progress into maturity and what life may hold in store for her. (Although, in truth, it is made crystal clear that her final place will be as a teacher and the wife of Mr. Aladdin, her wealthy mentor, Adam Ladd.) Still, the journey there would have been a treat to read. Although some, looking at this relationship through modern eyes, might find it inappropriate, It was written with innocence and I found it charming. The book is concluded with her path pretty much set and the financial problems that beset her family pretty well solved. It does seem to me that if not Rebecca, the story of her brother John,destined to be a doctor, could have made a wonderful continuation.
I'm a 68-year-old male who never read Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm growing up. Maybe it was sold as a girls' book, or maybe it just never fell in my path. Anyway, I'm very glad to have finally met Rebecca and learned her story. It's no wonder it's a classic excellent writing; strong characters, each one distinct from the others; a plot that never shies away from strong feelings, doubts, conflicts, self-inflicted suffering, mutual misunderstandings, and the inevitable role they all play in the development of a personality. I'll tell you how good I think the book is; I felt it could have been written by a young Jane Austen. If you've never read it, give yourself a treat. You won't be sorry.
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