Sarah's First Start in Life

"Sarah's First Start in Life" by Adelaide M. G. Campbell is a heart-warming story about a young woman's journey into adulthood in the late 1800s, centered on themes of family and social mobility. The story begins on Christmas, with Sarah Brown hoping to become a kitchen maid to support her working-class family. Sarah convinces her father to let her pursue this and she enters a life of service with Lady James. She then faces many difficulties, builds relationships with the other servants, and learns many lessons. Later, tragedy touches her life when her mother passes away and she returns home, to be with her family. As time passes, she begins to understand her feelings about her family's changes. Sarah is also concerned with her feelings for Dick Bream, her fiancé. The story concludes with Sarah and Dick getting married and starting their new life together, displaying her transformation from a young girl to a responsible woman.