Claribel: or, Rest at last: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Claribel: or, Rest at last is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Guernsey, Lucy Ellen (1826–1899).
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"Claribel" by Lucy Ellen Guernsey is a novel written in the late 19th century. It centers on Claribel Woodworth, a physically disabled and embittered heiress sent to a girls’ boarding school, where kindness, Christian teaching, and everyday acts of service challenge her suspicion and self-absorption. Early friendships—especially with the warm but scatterbrained Fanny Morey—and tensions with a vain cousin, Priscilla, test whether Claribel can grow in grace and usefulness. The opening of this novel introduces a new arrival at the Hausen school: Claribel, in deep mourning and walking with a crutch, whom the kindly girls plan to welcome. Suspicious and wounded, she misreads their motives, even mistaking their jokes about a three-legged school cat (Bab) as mockery of herself, until Mr. Hausen calmly corrects her and counsels her to read the Gospels daily and look for small ways to help others. Flashbacks reveal the roots of her bitterness—childhood injury, indulgent but unhelpful care, taunts from cousins, and a guardian’s decision to send her away after her father’s death. As Claribel begins to soften, she befriends Fanny by helping with studies and knitting, and her drawing talent flourishes; a false rumor from Rebecca Stiney about “ghostwritten” compositions is defused. Tensions rise when cousin Priscilla arrives flaunting fashion, flouting rules, and luring Fanny into carelessness, leading to a quarrel that Claribel tries to mend. In parallel, Claribel quietly takes responsibility for little Madge when a teacher falls ill and turns to prayer for strength, while Fanny’s slipping work and love of “yellow-covered” novels draw gentle but firm rebuke, setting the stage for further trials of character and friendship.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Claribel: or, Rest at last
- Author credits: Guernsey, Lucy Ellen (1826–1899)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Christian life -- Juvenile fiction
- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
- People with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction
- Schools -- Juvenile fiction
- Sunday school literature
- Teenage girls -- Juvenile fiction
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