Project Gutenberg 2004-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 123 Brooks, Amy Dorothy Dainty's Gay Times Illustrated by the author. E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, David Wilson, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Dorothy Dainty's Gay Times" by Amy Brooks is a children’s novel written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the joyful adventures of the title character, Dorothy Dainty, and her friends as they navigate the excitement of starting school and engaging in various social activities. The story captures the innocence and wonder of childhood through Dorothy’s interactions with her classmates and their preparations for school events. The opening of the book introduces readers to Dorothy Dainty, a cheerful young girl, and her best friend, Nancy Ferris, as they excitedly anticipate the start of school and the arrival of new classmates, including the peculiar Arabella Corryville. The narrative reveals the girls' playful banter and the lighthearted dynamics of friendship as they discuss school routines, upcoming performances, and new pupils. Dorothy's kindhearted nature is highlighted as she expresses a desire to befriend the new students, setting the stage for potential conflicts and resolutions that may arise from their diverse personalities. Throughout this engaging introduction, the themes of friendship, kindness, and the joys of childhood are firmly established. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 218252 2025-08-06T06:54:06.652276 text/html 200584 2024-10-28T20:44:23 text/html 2572858 2025-08-06T06:54:14.084224 application/epub+zip 2572320 2025-08-06T06:54:09.652251 application/epub+zip 136180 2025-08-06T06:54:08.347239 application/epub+zip 2714217 2025-08-06T06:54:17.180225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2699673 2025-08-06T06:54:13.076228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239870 2022-09-07T04:00:10.367276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192925 2025-08-06T06:54:05.755260 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 173087 2024-10-28T20:44:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16170 2025-08-06T06:54:17.310192 application/rdf+xml 13675 2025-08-06T06:54:08.849235 image/jpeg 3840 2025-08-06T06:54:08.595229 image/jpeg 2518659 2025-08-06T06:54:06.712286 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