Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson (1830 - 1885)
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Ramona, a novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson (1884), is the story of a part-Scottish and part-Native American orphan girl growing up and getting married in Southern California, suffering racial discrimination and hardship. Originally serialized in the Christian Union on a weekly basis, the novel became immensely popular. Overall, it has had more than 300 printings, been made into four film versions, and has been performed as an outdoor play annually since 1923. The impact the novel had on the culture and image of Southern California was enormous. Its romanticization of Mexican colonial life gave the region a unique cultural identity and its publication coincided with the arrival of railroad…
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Chapter II
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Chapter III
This episode is a reading of Chapter III of the novel Ramona, introducing the character Ramona and her relationship with the Signora.
·26m - 3
Chapter VI
A reading of Chapter VI of the novel Ramona, describing misfortunes during sheep-shearing at the Senora Moreno's ranch.
·33m - 4
Chapter V
This episode is a reading of Chapter V of the novel Ramona, describing a morning scene with a sunrise hymn and a character watching for dawn.
·30m - 5
Chaper XIV - Part 1
Hidden gemRamona, in Chapter 14 Part 1 of Helen Hunt Jackson's Ramona, waits for Alessandro after he promises to return in four days.
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Chapter XXIII - Part 2
Hidden gemIn Chapter XXIII, Part II of Helen Hunt Jackson's Ramona, Alessandro and Ramona face dispossession as white ranchmen fence the San Jacinto Valley and threaten Saboba's cattle-based livelihood.
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Chapter XXII - Part 1
·25m - 8
Chapter XXIII - Part 1
·21m - 9
Chapter XXIV
·29m - 10
Chapter XXV - Part 1
·21m - 11
Chapter XXVI - Part 1
·32m - 12
Chapter XXVI - Part 2
·26m - 13
Chapter I
·26m - 14
Chapter XIV - Part 2
·30m - 15
Chapter XIII
·27m - 16
Chapter XII - Part 2
·21m - 17
Chapter XII - Part 1
·21m - 18
Chapter XI
·30m - 19
Chapter X
·34m - 20
Chapter IX
·28m - 21
Chapter VIII
·37m - 22
Chapter XVIII
·42m - 23
Chapter XIX
·35m - 24
Chapter XXII - Part 2
·26m - 25
Chapter XVI
·29m - 26
Chapter XVII
·44m - 27
Chapter XX - Part 1
·18m - 28
Chapter XX - Part 2
·18m - 29
Chapter XXI
·36m - 30
Chapter VII
·33m - 31
Chapter IV
Hidden gemChapter IV of Ramona follows Father Salvadera across the Santa Barbara hills, where the downfall of the missions and the loss of their lands dominate his thoughts.
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Chapter XXV - Part 2
Hidden gem["Felipe learns Alessandro has been killed, and Chapter XXV Part 2 turns into a night ride toward Ramona's mountain village.", "Joss first argues over Benito and Baber, then repeats his answer in Spanish so Felipe understands the horses are not stolen.", "Aunt Tree rushes in with the murder news, joins the journey, and the Merrill family provides a guide and stronger horses for the steep San Jacinto road.", "At the Cahier village Ramona lies fevered on a pallet, and Aunt Tree uses grey leaves, a bitter infusion, and a rosary-lit prayer scene to hold the room together."]
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Chapter XV
Hidden gemChapter XV of Ramona follows Ramona and Alessandro as they argue over whether a nighttime flight can survive hunger, pursuit, and the Senora's control.
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