Project Gutenberg 2007-06-18 Public domain in the USA. 183 Maitland, Julia Charlotte 1864 Thomas, Julia Charlotte Barrett, Julia Charlotte Browne, Hablot Knight 1815 1882 Phiz Browne, Hablot K. (Hablot Knight) Browne, H. K. (Hablot Knight) Brown, Hablot K. (Hablot Knight) "Phiz" 42049305 The Doll and Her Friends or Memoirs of the Lady Seraphina Produced by David Edwards, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The University of Florida, The Internet Archive/Children's Library) "The Doll and Her Friends" by Julia Charlotte Maitland is a fictional children’s book written in the mid-19th century. The story unfolds through the perspective of a doll named Seraphina, who reflects on her existence, the joy she brings to children, and the lessons to be learned from the experiences of those who own her. The narrative explores themes of kindness, domestic happiness, and the underlying value of toys in childhood. At the start of the tale, the doll introduces herself and her comrades, discussing their existence as dependent objects whose purpose is to provide happiness to children. She recounts her arrival at the bazaar and her observations of humans, particularly a little girl who admires her but chooses to buy a paint box for her brother instead. The doll expresses philosophical musings on her purpose, happiness, and the emotions tied to childhood attachments. As her story evolves, she eventually finds herself in the hands of a new owner, where she is celebrated and cherished, further illustrating the significance of innocence and affection in the lives of children. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Dolls -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 151251 2025-08-09T07:49:01.073818 text/html 149335 2007-06-18T17:25:58 text/html 856094 2025-08-09T07:49:04.190806 application/epub+zip 855486 2025-08-09T07:49:01.777847 application/epub+zip 118515 2025-08-09T07:49:01.260826 application/epub+zip 720623 2025-08-09T07:49:06.058872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 703172 2025-08-09T07:49:03.671829 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159370 2022-09-10T09:42:39.205320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134860 2025-08-09T07:49:00.843859 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134769 2007-06-18T17:25:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134760 2007-06-18T17:25:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21648 2025-08-09T07:49:06.195811 application/rdf+xml 17386 2025-08-09T07:49:01.338823 image/jpeg 2709 2025-08-09T07:49:01.300828 image/jpeg 52178 2007-06-18T17:25:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 841062 2007-06-18T17:25:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 52162 2007-06-18T17:25:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 859953 2025-08-09T07:49:01.102874 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 en.wikipedia