Project Gutenberg 2007-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 70 Farrow, G. E. (George Edward) 1862 1919 Farrow, George Edward Dick, Marjorie and Fidge: A Search for the Wonderful Dodo Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) "Dick, Marjorie and Fidge: A Search for the Wonderful Dodo" by G. E. Farrow is a whimsical children’s novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows three adventurous siblings, Dick, Marjorie, and their little brother Fidge, as they embark on a fantastical quest to find the Dodo, a long-extinct bird. The narrative combines elements of fantasy and adventure, providing an enchanting backdrop for the children’s exploration and encounters with peculiar creatures and magical beings. The opening of the novel introduces the characters in a delightfully chaotic situation as they awaken to a flooded home brought on by high tide. Spurred by curiosity and a desire for adventure, they explore their unusual surroundings, where they encounter a talking Dodo wearing gloves and a blue bow. This peculiar bird, proud of its extinction, hints at a grand journey ahead, setting the stage for the children's travels and the whimsical challenges they will face. Soon after, they are commissioned by a demanding ambassador to find the Dodo, leading them into a world filled with gnomes, magical powers, and whimsical characters. The promise of adventure and the allure of the fantastic promise a captivating journey for readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fantasy literature PZ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 335279 334967 2024-10-10T08:48:18.430095 2023-09-10T11:16:28.904007 text/html text/html 357346 2007-11-18T16:19:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2449190 2021-01-03T04:41:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2652591 2024-10-10T08:48:30.419024 application/epub+zip 2654457 2024-10-10T08:48:23.230127 application/epub+zip 193702 2024-10-10T08:48:21.283073 application/epub+zip 3217797 2024-10-10T08:48:35.471016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3171835 2024-10-10T08:48:28.762026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318525 2022-09-11T05:58:49.734272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267066 266967 2024-10-10T08:48:16.950084 2023-09-10T11:16:27.668964 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 266611 2021-01-03T04:41:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 96260 2021-01-03T04:41:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 266734 2021-01-03T04:41:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 96258 2021-01-03T04:41:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21536 2024-10-10T08:48:35.621002 application/rdf+xml 20095 2024-10-10T08:48:21.880072 image/jpeg 4329 2024-10-10T08:48:21.582071 image/jpeg 2553594 2024-10-10T08:48:18.604076 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 en.wikipedia