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title: 'Roland’s Daughter: A Nineteenth-Century Maiden'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Julia McNair Wright'
date: 1885-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Children and Youth'
- 'Education'
- 'Fiction'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 18'
- 'James 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/wright-1885-rolands-daughter-a-nineteenth-century-maiden
---

# Roland’s Daughter: A Nineteenth-Century Maiden

Excerpt from Julia McNair Wright's 1885 novel following 13-year-old Margareth Roland, thrust into labor and responsibility after her father's failure. Themes: poverty, duty, education, and resilience.

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