Blanche by Mary Louisa Molesworth

Name: Blanche
Author: Mary Louisa Molesworth

Blanche follows a young English girl who relocates to France for her health, marries, and faces personal loss while raising her daughters and striving for happiness and a sense of belonging in a new community. As they navigate their lives, the sisters look forward to social opportunities that may help them integrate into the society they aspire to join.

By Mary Louisa Molesworth · First published 1886 · Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature, Adventure · 25 chapters · 97,334 words

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About a quarter of a century ago, a young English girl -- Anastasia Fenning by name -- went to pay a visit of a few weeks to friends of her family, whose home was a comfortable old house in the pleasantest part of France. She had been somewhat delicate, and it was thought that the milder climate during a part of the winter might be advantageous to her. It proved so. A month or two saw her completely restored to her usual health and beauty, for she was a very pretty girl; and, strange to say, the visit of a few weeks ended in a sojourn of fully twenty years in what came to be her adopted country, without any return during that long stretch of time to her own home, or indeed to England at all.

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Work type: Novel
Author: Mary Louisa Molesworth
Date: 1886 CE
Language: English
Genres: Fiction, Children's Literature, Adventure, Romance, Historical Fiction
Length: 97,334 words
Structure: 25 chapters, 1,995 paragraphs
Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)

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Fiction — The book is a work of fiction, focusing on character development and narrative.
Children's Literature — The themes and writing style are suitable for a younger audience, often featuring moral lessons.
Adventure — The plot includes elements of adventure and exploration, common in children's stories.
Romance — There are romantic elements that contribute to character relationships and development.