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A Charity Girl at the Orphans Home and Its Troubles
A restless Mrs Shepard and matron Mrs Metcalf oversee orphans at the Home. Mary Martin, once in care, is watched by a stern discipline, with notes on cleanliness and moral trials. The piece traces limits of kindness and mischief, including theft and restraint, amid the girls’ daily routines and imagined futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Shepard
Metall
Shepard
Metcalf Alnx
Ann
Polly
Maud
Aliis
Constance
Seith Shepard
Tili
Alwilling
Strom
Tve
Stary
Owlel Ry
Ro Bastion
Ashe
Koerner
Wien
Dunch
Mim Shepard
Mary Martin
Uuder
Mary
Lacy Sthimbte