Project Gutenberg 2005-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 94 Dowd, Emma C. 1851 1938 Dérèmeaux, Irma Deremeaux, Irma Polly of the Hospital Staff Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by David Conant "Polly of the Hospital Staff" by Emma C. Dowd is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Polly May, a spirited young girl staying in a convalescent ward of a hospital, who brings joy to the other young patients through her storytelling and kind-hearted nature. The book unfolds as Polly interacts with her fellow convalescents, nurses, and a doctor, highlighting themes of friendship, bravery, and the importance of caring within the confines of the hospital. At the start of the narrative, the reader is introduced to the children's ward, where the absence of Polly is felt deeply among the other young patients awaiting her return. The opening chapter establishes her as a beloved character who not only entertains her friends with stories but also provides comfort to those around her. Upon her arrival, Polly immediately engages the children, promising a new story, which captures their full attention. The narrative sets the stage for Polly's relationships with the other children and hints at her impending departure from the hospital, revealing her inner struggles and the emotional connections she forms in this temporary home. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Invalids -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 332992 327817 2024-10-07T08:09:33.694847 2023-09-07T09:13:42.300420 text/html text/html 327055 2020-12-14T13:51:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 395947 2020-12-14T13:51:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 479278 2024-10-07T08:09:42.215299 application/epub+zip 482893 2024-10-07T08:09:36.533850 application/epub+zip 193571 2024-10-07T08:09:35.293838 application/epub+zip 659256 2024-10-07T08:09:46.334280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 634042 2024-10-07T08:09:41.320803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308696 2022-09-08T00:39:07.078129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300050 300036 2024-10-07T08:09:32.307897 2023-09-07T09:13:41.219488 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 299867 2020-12-14T13:51:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 113498 2020-12-14T13:51:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19469 2024-10-07T08:09:46.506266 application/rdf+xml 13169 2024-10-07T08:09:35.856826 image/jpeg 3676 2024-10-07T08:09:35.572826 image/jpeg 464093 2024-10-07T08:09:33.734848 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog