Project Gutenberg 2009-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 145 Holley, Marietta 1836 1926 Josiah Allen's wife Holley, Mariettta 11027297 Samantha at Coney Island, and a Thousand Other Islands Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands" by Marietta Holley is a humorous fictional novel written in the early 20th century." The story centers around Samantha Allen and her husband Josiah, whose lives take an adventurous turn as they become enamored with trips to various attractions, specifically Coney Island, after being inspired by colorful tales from friends. This narrative offers a comedic exploration of societal customs, relationship dynamics, and the pursuit of happiness through leisure activities. "The opening of the book introduces us to Samantha's frustration as her husband, Josiah, becomes obsessed with Coney Island after hearing tales from a friend, Serenus Gowdey." As Serenus raves about the fun and frivolity of the attractions, Josiah's interest grows to the point where he dreams about visiting it, much to Samantha’s dismay. Despite her best efforts to redirect his enthusiasm towards more traditional values and domestic responsibilities, Josiah remains determined, setting the stage for their upcoming adventures. The lively and comedic tone reflects Samantha's clever observations about her husband and the societal expectations of their lives, hinting at the humorous challenges they will face as they navigate the world of summer leisure attractions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Fiction 419259 419323 2024-10-12T09:39:21.381141 2023-09-12T12:13:39.188055 text/html text/html 438746 2021-01-04T22:40:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1360672 2021-01-04T22:40:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1474346 2024-10-12T09:39:32.850057 application/epub+zip 1481674 2024-10-12T09:39:26.049093 application/epub+zip 219844 2024-10-12T09:39:24.261115 application/epub+zip 1760638 2024-10-12T09:39:37.870035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1739593 2024-10-12T09:39:31.608065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453055 2022-09-13T09:14:26.439327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344510 344426 2024-10-12T09:39:19.986137 2023-09-12T12:13:38.157028 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 344226 2021-01-04T22:40:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133835 2021-01-04T22:40:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19281 2024-10-12T09:39:38.201022 application/rdf+xml 22069 2024-10-12T09:39:24.984112 image/jpeg 4736 2024-10-12T09:39:24.649101 image/jpeg 1448682 2024-10-12T09:39:21.479126 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