Project Gutenberg 2011-03-02 Public domain in the USA. 103 Marshall, Emma 1830 1899 Marshall, Emma Martin A Flight with the Swallows; Or, Little Dorothy's Dream Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "A Flight with the Swallows; Or, Little Dorothy's Dream" by Emma Marshall is a children's novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a little girl named Dorothy who, feeling isolated in her quiet English life, embarks on a dream journey inspired by the swallows who fly south for the winter. The narrative explores themes of companionship, childhood wonder, and the yearning for adventure as Dorothy is soon drawn into a real journey to Italy alongside her mother, where new friendships and challenges await. The opening portion introduces Dorothy as an imaginative child who longs for connection beyond her quiet life with her mother and pets. Her daydreams about flying with the swallows lead to a conversation overheard between her mother and Dr. Bell, suggesting a trip to San Remo for her mother’s health. When Dorothy's uncle suggests she will have playmates in Italy, she expresses reluctance to leave her familiar comforts. After a series of warm interactions, the stage is set for Dorothy's adventure, exploring her feelings of attachment and reluctance toward change as she prepares for departure. The narrative captures the innocence and complexity of childhood emotions while hinting at the transformative experiences that lie ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 169145 169157 2024-09-15T05:36:21.657919 2023-09-15T11:13:42.974342 text/html text/html 164604 2011-03-02T09:49:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1410736 2011-03-02T09:49:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1527112 2024-09-15T05:36:28.772874 application/epub+zip 1513776 2024-09-15T05:36:23.327911 application/epub+zip 122567 2024-09-15T05:36:22.290988 application/epub+zip 1660145 2024-09-15T05:36:33.013903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1634641 2024-09-15T05:36:27.194880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268721 2022-09-16T09:04:20.767421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141870 141770 2024-09-15T05:36:21.032951 2023-09-15T11:13:42.400350 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 141630 2011-03-02T09:49:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 53529 2011-03-02T09:49:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 141621 2011-03-02T09:49:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53503 2011-03-02T09:49:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20525 2024-09-15T05:36:33.197841 application/rdf+xml 20037 2024-09-15T05:36:22.651896 image/jpeg 4234 2024-09-15T05:36:22.472901 image/jpeg 1488151 2024-09-15T05:36:21.738923 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