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100 1 _aMaitland, Julia Charlotte,
_d-1864
245 1 4 _aThe Doll and Her Friends :
_bor Memoirs of the Lady Seraphina
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2007-06-18
508 _aProduced by David Edwards, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The University of Florida, The Internet Archive/Children's Library)
520 _a"The Doll and Her Friends" by Julia Charlotte Maitland is a fictional children’s book written in the mid-19th century. The story unfolds through the perspective of a doll named Seraphina, who reflects on her existence, the joy she brings to children, and the lessons to be learned from the experiences of those who own her. The narrative explores themes of kindness, domestic happiness, and the underlying value of toys in childhood. At the start of the tale, the doll introduces herself and her comrades, discussing their existence as dependent objects whose purpose is to provide happiness to children. She recounts her arrival at the bazaar and her observations of humans, particularly a little girl who admires her but chooses to buy a paint box for her brother instead. The doll expresses philosophical musings on her purpose, happiness, and the emotions tied to childhood attachments. As her story evolves, she eventually finds herself in the hands of a new owner, where she is celebrated and cherished, further illustrating the significance of innocence and affection in the lives of children. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren's stories
653 _aDolls -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aBrowne, Hablot Knight,
_d1815-1882
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21861
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