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100 1 _aHarte, Bret,
_d1836-1902
245 1 4 _aThe Queen of the Pirate Isle
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-11-27
508 _aProduced by Suzanne Shell, Cori Samuel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Queen of the Pirate Isle" by Bret Harte is a charming children's adventure story written in the late 19th century. This delightful tale revolves around the imaginative escapades of a young girl named Polly, who, alongside her friends, creates a fantastical world where they become pirates. The narrative explores themes of imagination, childhood innocence, and the playful nature of young play-acting amidst their everyday lives. In the story, Polly and her friends engage in a whimsical game of pirates, inventing thrilling scenarios and adventures within their nursery and surrounding environments. When Polly is whimsically declared the "Queen" of their pirate gang, the group embarks on daring exploits, including an adventurous descent down a slide that leads them to a mysterious tunnel inhabited by a comical gang of "Red Rovers." The children face their fears and partake in lighthearted interactions with these disguised miners, leading to a realization that their imaginative play may have real-world implications. Ultimately, the tale concludes with Polly's fantasies giving rise to a surprise discovery of gold, emphasizing the blend of child's play and reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPlay -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aImagination -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aGreenaway, Kate,
_d1846-1901
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17168
999 _c58556
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