Project Gutenberg 2011-03-02 Public domain in the USA. 189 Marshall, Emma 1830 1899 Marshall, Emma Martin A Flight with the Swallows; Or, Little Dorothy's Dream Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "A Flight with the Swallows; Or, Little Dorothy's Dream" by Emma Marshall is a children's novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a little girl named Dorothy who, feeling isolated in her quiet English life, embarks on a dream journey inspired by the swallows who fly south for the winter. The narrative explores themes of companionship, childhood wonder, and the yearning for adventure as Dorothy is soon drawn into a real journey to Italy alongside her mother, where new friendships and challenges await. The opening portion introduces Dorothy as an imaginative child who longs for connection beyond her quiet life with her mother and pets. Her daydreams about flying with the swallows lead to a conversation overheard between her mother and Dr. Bell, suggesting a trip to San Remo for her mother’s health. When Dorothy's uncle suggests she will have playmates in Italy, she expresses reluctance to leave her familiar comforts. After a series of warm interactions, the stage is set for Dorothy's adventure, exploring her feelings of attachment and reluctance toward change as she prepares for departure. The narrative captures the innocence and complexity of childhood emotions while hinting at the transformative experiences that lie ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 169483 2025-08-14T11:14:32.058534 text/html 164604 2011-03-02T09:49:38 text/html 1550629 2025-08-14T11:14:40.804515 application/epub+zip 1537051 2025-08-14T11:14:35.519561 application/epub+zip 129921 2025-08-14T11:14:34.205520 application/epub+zip 1717874 2025-08-14T11:14:44.707481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1692484 2025-08-14T11:14:39.163481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268721 2022-09-16T09:04:20.767421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141870 2025-08-14T11:14:31.439547 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141630 2011-03-02T09:49:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141621 2011-03-02T09:49:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20976 2025-08-14T11:14:44.867458 application/rdf+xml 20024 2025-08-14T11:14:34.710509 image/jpeg 4241 2025-08-14T11:14:34.457496 image/jpeg 53529 2011-03-02T09:49:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 1410736 2011-03-02T09:49:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 53503 2011-03-02T09:49:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 1511316 2025-08-14T11:14:32.146546 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