Project Gutenberg 2009-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 304 Holley, Marietta 1836 1926 Josiah Allen's wife Holley, Mariettta 11027297 Samantha at Coney Island, and a Thousand Other Islands Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands" by Marietta Holley is a humorous fictional novel written in the early 20th century." The story centers around Samantha Allen and her husband Josiah, whose lives take an adventurous turn as they become enamored with trips to various attractions, specifically Coney Island, after being inspired by colorful tales from friends. This narrative offers a comedic exploration of societal customs, relationship dynamics, and the pursuit of happiness through leisure activities. "The opening of the book introduces us to Samantha's frustration as her husband, Josiah, becomes obsessed with Coney Island after hearing tales from a friend, Serenus Gowdey." As Serenus raves about the fun and frivolity of the attractions, Josiah's interest grows to the point where he dreams about visiting it, much to Samantha’s dismay. Despite her best efforts to redirect his enthusiasm towards more traditional values and domestic responsibilities, Josiah remains determined, setting the stage for their upcoming adventures. The lively and comedic tone reflects Samantha's clever observations about her husband and the societal expectations of their lives, hinting at the humorous challenges they will face as they navigate the world of summer leisure attractions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 419382 2025-06-11T16:28:22.271447 text/html 438746 2021-01-04T22:40:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1360672 2021-01-04T22:40:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1474460 2025-06-11T16:28:33.006919 application/epub+zip 1481725 2025-06-11T16:28:26.448961 application/epub+zip 219836 2025-06-11T16:28:24.883957 application/epub+zip 1760616 2025-06-11T16:28:37.766891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1739599 2025-06-11T16:28:31.943915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453055 2022-09-13T09:14:26.439327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344510 2025-06-11T16:28:21.201449 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 344226 2021-01-04T22:40:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133835 2021-01-04T22:40:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18279 2025-06-11T16:28:37.924863 application/rdf+xml 22069 2025-06-11T16:28:25.460948 image/jpeg 4736 2025-06-11T16:28:25.170928 image/jpeg 1448705 2025-06-11T16:28:22.373494 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