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050 4 _aPZ
100 1 _aGilbert, Rosa M.
_q(Rosa Mulholland),
_d1841-1921
245 1 0 _aHetty Gray;
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-04-04
508 _aE-text prepared by Malcolm Farmer and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aOrphans -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aDogs -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aKindness -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSocial classes -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aAdopted children -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aHuman-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15538
999 _c56926
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