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100 1 _aTaggart, Marion Ames,
_d1866-1945
245 1 0 _aBeth's wonder-winter
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aThe six girls series
500 _aRelease date is 2025-03-23
508 _aCharlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Beth’s Wonder-Winter: A Story by Marion Ames Taggart" is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers on the experiences of an imaginative and sensitive eleven-year-old girl named Beth Bristead who, after a simple and modest upbringing with her great-aunt in a New England village, suddenly finds herself spending a winter with her wealthy relatives in New York City. The story explores Beth’s adjustment to a world of luxury and new opportunities, highlighting her encounters with her new family, the changes in her daily life, and the enduring qualities of her character. The opening of the book introduces Beth as a gentle and honest child living under the practical but somewhat austere care of her Aunt Rebecca. Scenes of everyday country life, playful games, and musings about aprons, dresses, and make-believe give readers a sense of Beth’s imaginative spirit and longing for beauty and adventure. Beth’s life takes a dramatic turn when her rich uncle from New York invites her to spend the winter with his family. The subsequent chapters follow Beth as she prepares for her journey, travels to New York accompanied by a grand maid, and arrives at her uncle’s opulent home, where she is dazzled by comforts and luxuries beyond her dreams. She meets her kind and sophisticated Aunt Alida, her cousins, and becomes acquainted with city life, new routines, and the attentions of servants. The narrative focuses on Beth's wonder, gratitude, and adaptability as she navigates this enchanting yet overwhelming new world, while still cherishing her roots and the values instilled in her by Aunt Rebecca. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cBoston: W. A. Wilde Company, 1914
653 _aChristmas stories
653 _aNew York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aGirls -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aPonies -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aStecher, William F.
_q(William Frederick),
_d1864-1940
830 0 _aThe six girls series
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/bethswonderwinte00tagg/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75689
999 _c116414
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