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Lyddie

Set in nineteenth century Massachusetts, this is a story of a young woman with two overwhelming passions : loyalty towards her family and a desire for independence. When her family falls into debt, she seizes the opportunity to earn a real wage in the mill towns. She survives the gruelling work but wonders whether she is truly free.

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  • "Set in nineteenth century Massachusetts, this is a story of a young woman with two overwhelming passions : loyalty towards her family and a desire for independence. When her family falls into debt, she seizes the opportunity to earn a real wage in the mill towns. She survives the gruelling work but wonders whether she is truly free."@en
  • "Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s."
  • "Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s."@en
  • "Her parents are gone, and her brother and sisters sent to live with other people. Lyddie Worthen is on her own. When Lyddie hears about the mill jobs in Lowell, Massachusetts, she heads there with the goal of earning enough money to reunite her family.-Back cover."

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  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
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  • "Lyddie"
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