02503cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000520011324500160016526400510018130000470023233600260027933700260030533800360033150000310036750801010039852013120049953400450181165300320185665300290188865300330191765300390195065300410198965300510203085600430208199900170212415538UtSlPG20260610133350.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aGilbert, Rosa M.q(Rosa Mulholland),d1841-192110aHetty Gray; 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2005-04-04  aE-text prepared by Malcolm Farmer and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Hetty Gray; or, Nobody's Bairn" by Rosa M. Gilbert is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers on a young girl named Hetty, who is only four years old at the onset of the narrative. She is portrayed as a lively and captivating child, growing up in the idyllic English village of Wavertree, yet she faces the harsh reality of being an orphan without any known parentage. The novel explores her life journey as she navigates feelings of loneliness, longing, and the quest for belonging after being adopted by a wealthy woman, Mrs. Rushton.  The opening of the book presents Hetty as a curious and adventurous little girl, caught between the carefree joys of childhood and the sobering reality of her circumstances. We see her interactions with the village’s blacksmith, the horses she adores, and her time spent with Mrs. Kane, the woman who takes her in when she is found abandoned. The narrative establishes Hetty's innocence and vivid imagination as she dreams of capturing butterflies and wonders about the world around her. This initial glimpse into her life sets the stage for the emotional complexities that are to unravel as she is adopted, experiences new luxuries and challenges, and ultimately faces the ramifications of her past. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aOrphans -- Juvenile fiction  aDogs -- Juvenile fiction  aKindness -- Juvenile fiction  aSocial classes -- Juvenile fiction  aAdopted children -- Juvenile fiction  aHuman-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15538  c56926d56926