Just in time by Catharine Shaw
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"Just in time" by Catharine Shaw is a didactic children''s novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Pollie, a miller’s daughter whose forgetfulness and quick temper strain home life, as new influences draw her toward sincere Christian faith. Between a rural mill and a bustling provincial town, she navigates family friction, fashionable cousins, and a secretive courtship that tests truth and loyalty. The opening of the novel shows Pollie
clashing with her mother at the mill while finding tenderness and counsel from her devout father. Sent to her aunt in Chichester, she encounters her cousins’ worldliness and Laura’s clandestine admirer “H. F.,” then meets Miss Loveday, whose guidance and a Town Hall mission lead both Pollie and her uncle to a decisive conversion. A picnic exposes the admirer as a shallow flirt, deepening Pollie’s concern for her cousins. Back home she struggles to submit and apologize, seeks Miss Loveday’s help, and learns of Miss Loveday’s own painful obedience in breaking off an engagement to Harry Fulbert after a damaging report. Pollie’s father reveals there are two cousins with that name—one upright, one not—prompting Pollie to inform the vicar; as the vicar prepares to investigate, word arrives that Harry has not sailed and has come to the vicarage, hinting that the misunderstanding may be resolved. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Shaw, Catharine |
|---|---|
| Title | Just in time |
| Edition | New edition |
| Original Publication | London: John F. Shaw and Co., Ltd., 1895. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Christian life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Teenage girls -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | England -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Religious fiction |
| Subject | Families -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 77024 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-77024-6 |
| Release Date | Oct 11, 2025 |
| Last Update | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 461 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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