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Poor and Proud; or, the Fortunes of Katy Redburn: A Story for Young Folks

Oliver Optic

The story centers on Katy Redburn, an eleven-year-old girl, and explores themes of poverty and pride as she faces dire circumstances while caring for her ailing mother.

"Poor and Proud; Or, The Fortunes of Katy Redburn: A Story for Young Folks" by Oliver Optic is a novel. The story centers on Katy Redburn, an eleven-year-old girl, and explores themes of poverty and pride as she faces dire circumstances while caring for her ailing mother.

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"Give me a flounder, Johnny?" said a little girl of eleven, dressed in coarse and ragged garments, as she stooped down and looked into the basket of the dirty young fisherman, who sat with his legs hanging over the edge of the pier.

"I'll bet I won't," replied Johnny, gruffly, as he drew the basket out of the reach of the supplicant. "You needn't come round here tryin' to hook my fish."

"You hooked 'em," said another juvenile angler who sat on the capsill of the pier by Johnny's side.

"Who says I hooked 'em?" blustered Johnny, whose little dirty paws involuntarily assumed the form of a pair of fists, scientifically disposed and ready to be the instruments of the owner's vengeance upon the traducer of his character.

"I say so," added Tommy Howard, who did not seem to be at all alarmed at the warlike attitude of his fellow-angler.

"Say it again, and I'll smash your head," continued Johnny, jumping up from his seat.

Tommy coolly hauled up a large flounder at that moment, and threw the fish into his basket. It was rather refreshing to see how regardless he was of that pair of menacing fists.

"Jest you say that once more, and see what I'll do," persisted Johnny.

"Perhaps I dasn't; at any rate, I shan't."

"Do you mean to say I hooked them fish?" exclaimed Johnny, desperately, for it seemed as though he must do something to vindicate his injured honor.

Contents

  1. 01Chapter I.
  2. 02Katy Redburn and Others Are Introduced.
  3. 03Chapter II.
  4. 04The History of the Silver Watch.
  5. 05Chapter III.
  6. 06Katy and Master Simon Sneed Visit the Pawnbroker's Shop.
  7. 07Chapter IV.
  8. 08Katy Matures a Magnificent Scheme.
  9. 09Chapter V.
  10. 10Katy Visits Mrs. Gordon, and Gets Rid of Dr. Flynch.
  11. 11Chapter VI.
  12. 12Katy Prepares a Stock of Merchandise.
  13. 13Chapter VII.
  14. 14Katy Makes a Large Sale.
  15. 15Chapter VIII.
  16. 16Katy Sells Out and Visits the Mayor.
  17. 17Chapter IX.
  18. 18Katy Talks with the Mayor, and Recovers the Watch.
  19. 19Chapter X.
  20. 20Katy, in Distress, Finds a Champion.
  21. 21Chapter XI.
  22. 22Katy Meets with Extraordinary Success.
  23. 23Chapter XII.
  24. 24Katy Pays Her Debts, and Tommy Goes to Sea.
  25. 25Chapter XIII.
  26. 26Katy Employs an Assistant.
  27. 27Chapter XIV.
  28. 28Master Simon Sneed Makes a Mistake.
  29. 29Chapter XV.
  30. 30Katy Gets a Letter from Liverpool.
  31. 31Chapter XVI.
  32. 32Ann Grippen Plays Tricks Upon Travelers.
  33. 33Chapter XVII.
  34. 34The Sun Sets, and the Night Comes on.
  35. 35Chapter XVIII.
  36. 36Katy Struggles Bravely Through a Series of Trials.
  37. 37Chapter XIX.
  38. 38Katy Resorts to a Loan.
  39. 39Chapter XX.
  40. 40Mrs. Gordon Feels Faint, and Katy Enters a New Sphere.
  41. 41"M. G. to J. R. All for the Best."
  42. 42Chapter XXI.
  43. 43Katy Goes to Church, and Has a Birthday Party.

About this edition

Author
Oliver Optic
Language
English
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Introductory: no background needed
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
199 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers

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