Project Gutenberg 2011-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 239 Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank) 1856 1919 Van Dyne, Edith Bancroft, Laura Baum, Lyman Frank Metcalf, Suzanne Akers, Floyd Cooke, John Estes Fitzgerald, Capt. Hugh Fitzgerald, Hugh Staunton, Schuyler Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aunt_Jane%27s_Nieces_on_the_Ranch Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. "Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch" by Edith Van Dyne is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story is part of the "Aunt Jane's Nieces" series and follows the adventures of Uncle John Merrick and his three beloved nieces, Patsy, Beth, and Louise, as they travel to California's El Cajon Ranch. The plot revolves around their interactions with the ranch life, along with the challenges posed by the relationships between the characters, particularly concerning the new addition to their family, baby Jane. The opening portion of the book introduces the main characters and sets the stage for the journey to the ranch. It begins in New York during winter, where Major Doyle and Uncle John have a light-hearted debate about the merits of New York versus a warmer escape. Uncle John expresses a desire to visit the baby of his niece, Louise, which inevitably leads him and the girls to embark on a trip to California. Along the way, we discover the personalities of the girls, the eccentricities of Uncle John, and hints of deeper conflict involving the nurses who will look after baby Jane, foreshadowing events that may arise once they reach the ranch. The stage is set for a blend of family dynamics, mystery, and the charm of ranch life that promises a delightful journey ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/35859/35859-rst/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Mystery and detective stories Ranch life -- Juvenile fiction California -- Juvenile fiction Families -- Juvenile fiction Young women -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction Infants -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 337447 2025-07-14T14:05:27.713177 text/html 313652 2023-12-11T02:46:33 text/html 340004 2011-04-12T21:38:56 text/html 352339 2025-07-14T14:05:33.432208 application/epub+zip 351307 2025-07-14T14:05:29.157199 application/epub+zip 210008 2025-07-14T14:05:28.462188 application/epub+zip 431682 2025-07-14T14:05:36.672128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411586 2025-07-14T14:05:32.778174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270290 2022-09-16T12:04:36.248823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284616 2025-07-14T14:05:27.190203 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 264845 2023-12-12T09:16:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20611 2025-07-14T14:05:36.804102 application/rdf+xml 287839 2023-09-15T14:09:03.909321 text/x-rst 24155 2025-07-14T14:05:28.542150 image/jpeg 3259 2025-07-14T14:05:28.505126 image/jpeg 318285 2025-07-14T14:05:27.746215 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