Project Gutenberg 2006-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 153 Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith 1856 1923 Riggs, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin Smith, Kate Douglas Riggs, George Christopher, Mrs. Wiggin, Samuel Bradley, Mrs. Timothy's Quest A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It Produced by Bruce Albrecht, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project) "Timothy's Quest" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a young boy named Timothy Jessup, who takes on parental responsibilities for his baby sister, Lady Gay, after their mother, Flossy Morrison, passes away. Faced with the harsh realities of life in a dilapidated urban environment, Timothy’s quest is to find a loving home for himself and Lady Gay, showcasing themes of love, resilience, and the search for belonging. At the start of the narrative, Flossy Morrison has recently died, leaving behind her two children, Timothy and Lady Gay. The opening describes the dreary and impoverished setting of Minerva Court, where Timothy lives. As two women discuss the fate of the children, little Timothy quietly resolves to save Lady Gay from being taken to an orphan asylum. He devises a plan to escape with her, embarking on a daring journey with their loyal dog, Rags. Timothy dreams of finding a mother who will love Lady Gay as he does, setting the stage for their adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Literature Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 264295 2025-07-08T05:01:43.438244 text/html 264038 2006-06-07T15:04:04 text/html 199214 2025-07-08T05:01:50.351190 application/epub+zip 199191 2025-07-08T05:01:46.333237 application/epub+zip 168461 2025-07-08T05:01:45.152251 application/epub+zip 360304 2025-07-08T05:01:53.420208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331226 2025-07-08T05:01:49.547224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313627 2022-09-09T04:18:34.629271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236334 2025-07-08T05:01:42.833288 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236327 2006-06-07T15:04:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236319 2006-06-07T15:04:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22022 2025-07-08T05:01:53.547181 application/rdf+xml 14683 2025-07-08T05:01:45.643214 image/jpeg 3712 2025-07-08T05:01:45.397218 image/jpeg 96103 2006-06-07T15:04:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 111034 2006-06-07T15:04:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 96081 2006-06-07T15:04:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 187409 2025-07-08T05:01:43.464234 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