# The pretty sister of José 1889

Author: Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924; Reinhart, Charles Stanley, 1844-1896 [Illustrator]

Genre: Category: Novels

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25726

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+pretty+sister+of+Jos%C3%A9+1889+Burnett&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

It had taken him a long time, and it had cost him--José--much hard labor, to prepare for his aged grandmother and Pepita the tiny home outside Madrid, to which he at last brought them in great triumph one hot summer’s day, when the very vine-leaves and orange-trees themselves were dusty. It had been a great undertaking for him in the first place, for he was a slow fellow--José; slow as he was dull and kind and faithful to Pepita and the grandmother. He had a body as big as an ox, and a heart as big as his body, but he was slow and dull in everything but one thing--that was his carpenter work. He was well enough at that, and more than well enough, for he had always had a fancy and a knack...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-pretty-sister-of-jose-1889-25726/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-pretty-sister-of-jose-1889-25726/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-pretty-sister-of-jose-1889-25726/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-pretty-sister-of-jose-1889-25726/chapters/4/index.md)