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THE BOY FROM GREEN GINGER LAND - CHAPTER I THREE CHILDREN AND A DOG
CHAPTER II FIR-TREE COTTAGE
CHAPTER III THE FEUDAL CASTLE
CHAPTER IV SUNDAY
CHAPTER V A VISIT TO MARY
CHAPTER VI DIAMOND JUBILEE JONES
CHAPTER VII TRIALS OF PHILANTHROPY
CHAPTER VIII DIAMOND JUBILEE’S SUPPER
In a modest attic room, three siblings—bright‑eyed Micky, thoughtful Emmeline, and mischievous Kitty—spend their afternoons inventing grand adventures for each other, their loyal fox‑terrier snoozing nearby. Their playful debates over which story to enact reveal a world where imagination turns ordinary objects into sugar‑cane rods and daring sea voyages. As the day draws to a close, the children sense an uneasy shift: the comforting routine of their home is about to be broken.
Their mother’s passing has left them under the care of Aunt Grace, a well‑meaning but hurried lady who flits between London society and the quiet house they now occupy. The trio wrestles with the mystery of her “worldly” ways, wondering whether her glamorous gatherings hide a kinder heart or a distant indifference. With their trusty dog at their feet, they brace themselves for the unknown, hoping their games and fierce loyalty will carry them through whatever comes next.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (290K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2018-11-28
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
A little-known early 20th-century writer of children's fiction, remembered today for imaginative adventure stories with a warm, old-fashioned charm. Her best-known surviving work, The Boy from Green Ginger Land, has found new readers through digital archives and reprints.
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