02635cam a22004093u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000300012624500340015626400510019030000470024133600260028833700260031433800360034049000260037650000310040250801860043352012140061953400680183365300230190165300210192465300400194565300320198565300330201770000230205083000260207385600640209985600430216399900190220673301UtSlPG20260610134709.0mcr n260607r20241920utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a20020005  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aRhoades, Nina,d1863-194010aFour girls of forty years ago 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aThe brick house books  aRelease date is 2024-03-31  aSusan E., David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Four Girls of Forty Years Ago" by Nina Rhoades is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the four Winslow sisters—Dulcie, Daisy, Molly, and Maud—who navigate the complexities of family life after the death of their mother. Their adventures explore themes of childhood innocence, the longing for parental love, and the struggles faced in a less-than-ideal living situation with their strict step-grandmother.  The opening of the novel introduces readers to the four sisters living in their grandfather’s old house in New York City. Their father has gone to China for work, leaving them in the care of their unloving step-grandmother, accompanied by memories of a happier time before their mother’s death. The narrative captures their daily lives filled with mundane challenges, such as feeling neglected and dealing with the loss of their nurturing figure Lizzie, the family’s former nurse, who was abruptly dismissed. Amidst their drudgery, the girls find solace in their imaginations and the camaraderie they share, setting the stage for a story of resilience and sisterly support as they dream of better days. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cBoston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1920  aHistorical fiction  aDomestic fiction  aNew York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction  aSisters -- Juvenile fiction  aFamilies -- Juvenile fiction1 aWeeden, Eleanor R. 0aThe brick house books4 uhttps://archive.org/details/fourgirlsofforty00rhoa/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73301  c114026d114026