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Marietza edited.pdf
A Greek/Chian girl witnesses the destruction of her home/island as a consequence of the 1822 uprising against Turkish domination, and subsequently marries her English protector.

Sedgwick, Christian Charity from A Short Essay to do Good_edited.pdf
A young girl learns the difference between Calvinism and Unitarianism, but is nevertheless encouraged to be charitable to all Christians, regardless of particular affiliation.

Was it Providence_edited.pdf
The narrator provides several examples of people who died, and questions whether their deaths should be attributed to God's will or human actions.

Truth vs. Fiction edited.pdf
The narrator is encouraged to abandon fiction and to write about real life, and tells the stories of two village women who passed in the previous year.

Our Robins edited.pdf
The narrator spends time with her dying friend and the friend's young son, sharing a love of flowers and birds, and reflecting on the habits of robins and their similarities to human beings.

LIFE IS SWEET rev2.pdf
The narrator reflects on the vicissitudes of life and moralizes about the benefits of suffering and giving to others.
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