The White People by Frances Hodgson Burnett
"The White People" by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a novel likely written during the late 19th century. The story unfolds through the eyes of Ysobel, a young girl heiress residing in the remote and enchanted Muircarrie Castle in Scotland, as she navigates her unique upbringing marked by mystery, isolation, and the presence of spectral friends from the moor. The opening of the book introduces Ysobel's unusual childhood, where she feels different fromother children due to her lineage and the wild grandeur of her home. Orphaned at birth and raised by her distant relatives, Jean Braidfute and Angus Macayre, Ysobel's life is steeped in the lore of ancient Scotland. She recalls whimsical, mystical encounters—especially with a delightful girl named Wee Brown Elspeth, believed to be a ethereal being linked to her family's tumultuous history. As the narrative progresses, Ysobel's connection to the supernatural and her musings on life, death, and the mystical elements of the moor suggest a journey of self-discovery intertwined with the haunting beauty of her surroundings. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/459.html.images | 155 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/459.epub3.images | 117 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/459.epub.noimages | 119 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/459.kf8.images | 232 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/459.kindle.images | 218 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/459.txt.utf-8 | 132 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/459/pg459-h.zip | 114 kB | ||||
| There may bemore files related to this item. | ||||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924 |
|---|---|
| Title | The White People |
| Note | Reading ease score: 89.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Credits | Produced by Charles Keller and David Widger |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Castles -- Fiction |
| Subject | Country life -- Fiction |
| Subject | Scotland -- Fiction |
| Subject | Ghost stories |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 459 |
| Release Date | Mar 15, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 227 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
