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100 1 _aMolesworth, Mrs.,
_d1839-1921
245 1 4 _aThe Rectory Children
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
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 2006-04-28
508 _aProduced by Ted Garvin, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Rectory Children" by Mrs. Molesworth is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative introduces readers to the lives of young children from two families living in the charming seaside town of Seacove, focusing particularly on the Fairchild family, consisting of the delicate and imaginative Celestina Fairchild and her parents. The story unfolds around themes of childhood happiness, imaginative play, and exploration of new friendships. At the start of the novel, we meet Celestina, a solitary little girl longing for her mother's attention while she plays with her dolls in the dimly lit parlour behind her father's bookshop. We learn about her delicate health, her creative spirit, and her admiration for her mother, who juggles shop duties alongside her care for Celestina. The opening portion also hints at changes coming to Seacove with the arrival of the Vane family, who brings three children, including a lively girl named Bridget. As the narrative progresses from here, it captures the themes of companionship, imagination, and the adventures that unfold as the lives of these two families intertwine in their new setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFriendship -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aCrane, Walter,
_d1845-1915
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18275
999 _c59661
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