Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 69 May, Sophie 1833 1906 Clarke, Rebecca Sophia Dotty Dimple at Play Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Dotty Dimple at Play" by Sophie May is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Dotty Dimple, a spirited little girl, as she navigates her adventures between home and the experiences she encounters while visiting friends. The book emphasizes themes of childhood innocence, imagination, and the excitement of exploration, particularly in relation to Dotty's interactions with the blind children at the asylum they visit. The opening of the book introduces Dotty Dimple and her cousin Katie as they prepare for a journey to Indianapolis, where they will visit the Blind Asylum. The narrative captures the essence of their youthful exuberance and naivety, as they share playful banter and express their excitement about traveling in the train. As they arrive at the asylum, Dotty is struck by the sight of the blind children and is filled with curiosity and compassion. Her conversations reveal her innocence, as she tries to understand the concept of blindness and the lives of the children she meets, setting the stage for her growth and understanding throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 178938 2025-07-04T11:21:35.628529 text/html 178917 178796 2024-11-05T04:25:31.863015 2023-10-05T05:24:42.288761 text/html text/html 130746 2025-07-04T11:21:40.455532 application/epub+zip 132781 2025-07-04T11:21:37.243518 application/epub+zip 132781 2025-07-04T11:21:36.237509 application/epub+zip 253400 2025-07-04T11:21:42.797506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234903 2025-07-04T11:21:39.744502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209898 2022-09-05T07:30:27.889321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151927 2025-07-04T11:21:35.249506 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132217 2024-10-28T17:43:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17105 2025-07-04T11:21:42.927460 application/rdf+xml 12615 2025-07-04T11:21:36.716519 image/jpeg 3358 2025-07-04T11:21:36.477500 image/jpeg 128082 2025-07-04T11:21:35.642503 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia