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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![The Carpenter's Daughter](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnndv8rxz2bf4hab9zz3cg0/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260909%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260909T133622Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=2fd50959ec691f4c99f72e782dcac8d3989f8fea49887827c87aecd6a5823afc) ## About this work The Carpenter's Daughter by Susan Warner, Anna Bartlett Warner, Edmund 1826-1905 \[Illustrator\] Evans — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside Nettie comforts her Mother. THE CARPENTER'S DAUGHTER. "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." BY THE AUTHORS OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC. ETC. WITH COLOURED FRONTISPIECE. LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE. BY THE AUTHORS OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD." Price ONE SHILLING each, with coloured Frontispiece THE TWO SCHOOLGIRLS. THE CARPENTER'S DAUGHTER. THE PRINCE IN DISGUISE. GERTRUDE AND HER BIBLE. MARTHA AND RACHEL. THE WIDOW AND HER DAUGHTER. THE LITTLE BLACK HEN. THE ROSE IN THE DESERT. GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS. London: Savill, Edwards & Co., Printers, Chandos Street. CONTENTS. CHAP. PAGE I. SATURDAY EVENING'S WORK 1 II. SUNDAY'S REST 20 III. NETTIE'S GARRET 55 IV. THE BROWN CLOAK IN NOVEMBER 69 V. THE NEW BLANKET 82 VI. THE HOUSE-RAISING 97 VII. THE WAFFLES 112 VIII. THE GOLDEN CITY 135 THE CARPENTER'S DAUGHTER. CHAPTER I. SATURDAY EVENING'S WORK. Down in a little hollow, with the sides grown full of wild thorn, alder bushes, and stunted cedars, ran the stream of a clear spring. It ran over a bed of pebbly stones, showing every one as if there had been no water there, so clear it was; and it ran with a sweet soft murmur or gurgle over the stones, as if singing to itself and the bushes as it ran. On one side of the little stream a worn foot path took its course among the bushes; and down this path one summer's afternoon came a woman and a girl. They had pails to fill at the spring; the woman had a large wooden one, and the girl a light tin pail; and they drew the water with a little tin dipper, for it was not deep enough to let a pail be used for that. The pails were filled… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fthe-carpenters-daughter) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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