Jubilee Hall: or, There's no place like home: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Jubilee Hall: or, There's no place like home is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Greene, Mrs. (Louisa Lilias) (1833–1891).
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"Jubilee Hall" by Mrs. Greene is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. It follows three spirited siblings—Fred, Harry, and Kathleen Malcomson—who spend their midsummer holidays at their aunt’s grand country house, where carefree fun quickly becomes a test of honesty, self-control, and conscience. With Lady Brinsley (Aunt Marian) as the kindly but firm hostess, the story blends lively mischief with moral lessons centered on truthfulness and responsibility. The opening of the book introduces the siblings’ ecstatic news of a holiday at Jubilee Hall, their boisterous farewell, and a chaotic journey that includes a turkey-induced mishap that ruins Kathleen’s parasol. At the Hall they revel in its beauty and abundance, while hints of temptation appear—especially when Fred discovers the storerooms and, the next day, rushes out without prayers. A fruit-picking contest brings the first moral crisis: Kathleen works hard; Harry tries (and then declines) to give her an unfair boost; and Fred secretly weights his can with stones, is awarded the prize, and then receives a gentle note appealing to his conscience. Though Kathleen is quietly given the rightful prize, guilt and pride unsettle Fred; a tender encounter with Aunt Marian (who assumes the best of him) eases his mood without prompting confession. A second contest—covering jam pots—ends with another prize for Fred, deepening the siblings’ concern, and the opening closes with Harry extracting a promise that the truth will be faced at home, while the holiday’s pleasures and pressures continue.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Jubilee Hall: or, There's no place like home
- Author credits: Greene, Mrs. (Louisa Lilias) (1833–1891)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Accidents -- Juvenile fiction
- Aunts -- Juvenile fiction
- Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
- Christian life -- Juvenile fiction
- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
- Cousins -- Juvenile fiction
- Families -- Juvenile fiction
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