Project Gutenberg 2008-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 87 Coolidge, Susan 1835 1905 Woolsey, Sarah Chauncey Nine Little Goslings Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Adrian Mastronardi, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Nine Little Goslings" by Susan Coolidge is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of a family with several children, particularly focusing on a girl named Johnnie Carr, affectionately dubbed "Curly." The narrative explores themes of childhood, familial love, and the transition from youthful innocence to the complexities of growing up. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Johnnie who is recovering from an illness that has changed her demeanor and physical appearance. As she grapples with feelings of inadequacy and longing for adventure, a visitor named Miss Inches arrives, claiming a familial connection and sparking new desires in Johnnie for a life of luxury and travel. The dynamics of Johnnie's family—her affectionate siblings and caring father—are revealed, creating a rich backdrop for her internal struggles as she contemplates the allure of being "adopted" by Miss Inches and the potential abandonment of her loved ones. This opening sets the stage for the various adventures and lessons that Johnnie will encounter as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 335614 335415 2024-10-12T05:04:15.867210 2023-09-12T08:35:48.184795 text/html text/html 339904 2008-12-31T14:54:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 903338 2021-01-04T14:45:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 977683 2024-10-12T05:04:26.795158 application/epub+zip 978377 2024-10-12T05:04:20.181177 application/epub+zip 205982 2024-10-12T05:04:17.738177 application/epub+zip 1512419 2024-10-12T05:04:30.857211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1476338 2024-10-12T05:04:24.716201 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314939 2022-09-13T04:16:04.858550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296014 295924 2024-10-12T05:04:14.727207 2023-09-12T08:35:47.263790 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 295748 2021-01-04T14:45:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 114850 2021-01-04T14:45:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 295757 2021-01-04T14:45:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 114844 2021-01-04T14:45:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21693 2024-10-12T05:04:30.994180 application/rdf+xml 12915 2024-10-12T05:04:18.305165 image/jpeg 3473 2024-10-12T05:04:18.025291 image/jpeg 979809 2024-10-12T05:04:15.944257 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