Scenes And Characters Or, Eighteen Months at Beechcroft

By Charlotte Mary Yonge

1847

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Scenes And Characters, or, Eighteen Months at Beechcroft is a narrative centered on familial bonds, personal sacrifice, and the evolving responsibilities within a family. The story delves into the life of a young woman who takes on the role of caretaker for her siblings after a period of grief, focusing on the challenges she faces as she puts her own desires aside for the well-being of her family. The novel highlights the contrasting personalities of the family members, particularly the main character’s serious nature versus the carefree tendencies of her younger sisters. Through this contrast, the story explores the nuances of love, duty, and the complexities that arise within a close-knit family dynamic. As the narrative unfolds, it examines the struggles of balancing personal happiness with familial obligations, and the sacrifices made in the name of duty. The book reflects on the emotional intricacies of relationships and the often difficult choices individuals must make in the face of family hardship, ultimately providing an intimate look into the workings of a household during a time of change.

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Author

Charlotte Mary Yonge

Author · 32 books

Charlotte Mary Yonge was an English novelist, known for her huge output, now mostly out of print. She began writing in 1848, and published during her long life about 160 works, chiefly novels. Her first commercial success, The Heir of Redclyffe (1853), provided the funding to enable the schooner Southern Cross to be put into service on behalf of George Selwyn. Similar charitable works were done with the profits from later novels. Yonge was also a founder and editor for forty years of The Monthly Packet, a magazine (founded in 1851) with a varied readership, but targeted at British Anglican girls (in later years it was addressed to a somewhat wider readership). Among the best known of her works are The Heir of Redclyffe, Heartsease, and The Daisy Chain. A Book of Golden Deeds is a collection of true stories of courage and self-sacrifice. She also wrote Cameos from English History, Life of John Coleridge Patteson: Missionary Bishop of the Melanesian Islands and Hannah More. Her History of Christian Names was described as "the first serious attempt at tackling the subject" and as the standard work on names in the preface to the first edition of Withycombe's The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, 1944. Her personal example and influence on her god-daughter, Alice Mary Coleridge, played a formative role in Coleridge's zeal for women's education and thus, indirectly, led to the foundation of Abbots Bromley School for Girls. After her death, her friend, assistant and collaborator, Christabel Coleridge, published the biographical Charlotte Mary Yonge: her Life and Letters (1903). -Wikipedia The Charlotte Mary Yonge Fellowship, a website with lots of information. See Charlotte's character page for books about her.