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 Project Gutenberg 2005-04-04 Public domain in the USA. 168 Gilbert, Rosa M. (Rosa Mulholland) 1841 1921 Gilbert, Rosa Mulholland, Lady Mulholland, Rosa Hetty Gray; $b or, Nobody's bairn E-text prepared by Malcolm Farmer and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Hetty Gray; or, Nobody's Bairn" by Rosa M. Gilbert is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers on a young girl named Hetty, who is only four years old at the onset of the narrative. She is portrayed as a lively and captivating child, growing up in the idyllic English village of Wavertree, yet she faces the harsh reality of being an orphan without any known parentage. The novel explores her life journey as she navigates feelings of loneliness, longing, and the quest for belonging after being adopted by a wealthy woman, Mrs. Rushton. The opening of the book presents Hetty as a curious and adventurous little girl, caught between the carefree joys of childhood and the sobering reality of her circumstances. We see her interactions with the village’s blacksmith, the horses she adores, and her time spent with Mrs. Kane, the woman who takes her in when she is found abandoned. The narrative establishes Hetty's innocence and vivid imagination as she dreams of capturing butterflies and wonders about the world around her. This initial glimpse into her life sets the stage for the emotional complexities that are to unravel as she is adopted, experiences new luxuries and challenges, and ultimately faces the ramifications of her past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Dogs -- Juvenile fiction Kindness -- Juvenile fiction Social classes -- Juvenile fiction Adopted children -- Juvenile fiction Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: British Literature 350888 2025-08-06T14:30:03.110380 text/html 348143 2020-12-14T09:03:35 text/html 198390 2025-08-06T14:30:09.651333 application/epub+zip 202265 2025-08-06T14:30:05.531315 application/epub+zip 182574 2025-08-06T14:30:04.445315 application/epub+zip 335768 2025-08-06T14:30:12.780330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316624 2025-08-06T14:30:09.001345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281404 2022-09-07T22:22:01.200914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309541 2025-08-06T14:30:02.286348 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 309288 2020-12-14T09:03:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19994 2025-08-06T14:30:12.905307 application/rdf+xml 10626 2025-08-06T14:30:04.966342 image/jpeg 2911 2025-08-06T14:30:04.716322 image/jpeg 118587 2020-12-14T09:03:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 113124 2020-12-14T09:03:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 192441 2025-08-06T14:30:03.138359 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia