"The Ground-Ash" by Mary Russell Mitford is a story that is set in the early 1800s that explores a gentle relationship between humans and the natural world. It emphasizes the beauty and the serenity of the English countryside. The story follows the author's interactions with two poor but strong children, Harry and Bessy Leigh, whom she meets while collecting wildflowers. The children talk about their struggles with poverty but also show how hard they work and how hopeful they are. Their lives change as they grow, and the author's small acts of kindness matter a great deal. The story comes to a touching end when a friend of the author, Dick, gives the children some valuable ground-ash branches, which shows the importance of kindness and helping each other during hard times.
The Ground-Ash
By Mary Russell Mitford
In the English countryside, two poor children's lives are touched by kindness when they receive an unexpected gift from a kind stranger.
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2007-10-02
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About the AuthorMary Russell Mitford was an English essayist, novelist, poet and dramatist. She was born at Alresford in Hampshire, England. She is best known for Our Village, a series of sketches of village scenes and vividly drawn characters based upon her life in Three Mile Cross near Reading in Berkshire.
Mary Russell Mitford was an English essayist, novelist, poet and dramatist. She was born at Alresford in Hampshire, England. She is best known for Our Village, a series of sketches of village scenes and vividly drawn characters based upon her life in Three Mile Cross near Reading in Berkshire.
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