Their Ancestral Latch-String

Name: Their Ancestral Latch-String
Author: Annie Fellows Johnston

The story follows the life of a young girl named Evelyn who grows up in a small town in Kentucky during the early 20th century. The novel explores themes of family, tradition, and the changing times through Evelyn's experiences.

By Annie Fellows Johnston · First published 1915 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Family Saga, Culture & Heritage · 4,440 words

First lines

It was an ideal day for a picnic; mid-June in the heart of the Blue Grass. On the rose-covered back porch of an old Southern mansion two pretty girls were enthusiastically preparing for their day's outing. It did not cloud their happiness that Claribel had to iron her own shirt-waist for the occasion, or that the dainty lunch Wilma was packing into the basket would leave the larder almost empty. They had always been used to that order of things.

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Work type: Short story
Author: Annie Fellows Johnston
Date: 1915 CE
Language: English
Genres: Historical Fiction, Family Saga, Culture & Heritage, Literary Fiction
Length: 4,440 words
Structure: 1 section, 56 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Genres

Historical Fiction — The story delineates life-focused experiences of characters who existed in the past and portrays their way of life, societal norms, and culture during that period, hence the genre of historical fiction.
Family Saga — Thriving on the theme of kinship bond, the book traces the lineage of a family, making it a family saga.
Culture & Heritage — The book vividly encapsulates the cultural practices, inherited customs and traditions of a particular group of people, hence could be categorized under culture & heritage genre.
Literary Fiction — As the author uses an artful, well-crafted narrative with detailed character development, it also falls under the category of literary fiction.