White Lilac; or the Queen of the May by Amy Walton

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21228.html.images 368 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21228.epub3.images 368 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21228.epub.images 373 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21228.epub.noimages 199 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21228.kf8.images 521 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21228.kindle.images 511 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21228.txt.utf-8 349 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/21228/pg21228-h.zip 362 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Walton, Amy, 1848-1899
Title White Lilac; or the Queen of the May
Credits Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England
Summary "White Lilac; or the Queen of the May" by Amy Walton is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Lilac White, a girl raised by her widowed mother, who is trying to give her daughter a good life amidst the struggles that come with their circumstances. As Lilac grows, themes of social standing, childhood beauty, and self-acceptance emerge, particularly in her interactions with her fashionable cousin Agnetta Greenways. At the start of the story, readers are introduced to the life of Mrs. White, who is determined to bring up her daughter while grappling with the loss of her husband shortly after Lilac's birth. As the narrative unfolds, we learn of a significant event: the May Day competition in which Lilac is named Queen but faces the immediate tragedy of her mother's illness and death. This sets the stage for her upbringing alone in a rural village marked by social comparisons and the struggle to find her place among peers, including the superficial expectations set by her cousins. The opening chapters establish a vivid pastoral England and a poignant coming-of-age tale that raises questions about identity and societal values. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Children and death -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Cousins -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Murder -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Fatherless families -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Jealousy -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Poachers -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Wealth -- Juvenile fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 21228
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 96 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!