Henrietta's Wish

Henrietta's Wish is a heartwarming novel by Charlotte M. Yonge. The story revolves around Henrietta, a young girl who lives with her mother and siblings in a small village. Henrietta is a kind-hearted and hardworking girl who dreams of becoming a teacher someday. However, her dreams are shattered when her mother falls ill and Henrietta has to leave school to take care of her family.As Henrietta struggles to make ends meet, she meets a wealthy young man named Charles, who is instantly smitten by her. Despite their different social backgrounds, the two fall in love and Charles proposes to Henrietta. However, Henrietta is torn between her love for Charles and her desire to fulfill her dream of becoming a teacher.The novel explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the pursuit of one's dreams. It is a timeless tale of a young woman's journey to find her place in the world and the obstacles she must overcome to achieve her goals. With its engaging characters and vivid descriptions of life in a small village, Henrietta's Wish is a must-read for anyone who loves classic literature.In spite of all the longing wishes expressed during the drive, no ancestral home, beloved by inheritance, could have been entered with more affectionate rapture than that with which Frederick Langford sprung from the carriage, and flew to the arms of his mother, receiving and returning such a caress as could only be known by a boy conscious that he had done nothing to forfeit home love and confidence.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.