Project Gutenberg 2013-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 220 Emerson, Alice B. Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm; Or, The Mystery of a Nobody Produced by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm; Or, The Mystery of a Nobody" by Alice B. Emerson is a novel for children written in the early 20th century. This story follows the life of twelve-year-old Betty Gordon, an orphan who has just lost her mother and is waiting for her uncle to arrive and take her to live with him. As she navigates her feelings of loss, she is full of dreams and expectations about her future adventures but is soon confronted with the stark realities of her new living situation at Bramble Farm with the Peabodys, who appear to be anything but welcoming. The opening of the book introduces us to Betty's current circumstances living with Mrs. Arnold and her two sons, Ted and George, as they wait for Uncle Dick's arrival. Betty's fondness for gardening and her longing for her uncle’s companionship quickly become evident. When Uncle Dick finally arrives, he suggests that Betty stay with Mrs. Peabody for the summer, a plan that Betty initially embraces, imagining a world of adventure awaiting her. However, upon her arrival at Bramble Farm, she meets a less than delightful reality. The Peabodys are unyielding and strict, particularly Mr. Peabody, who enforces an austere household. Betty's fiery temperament surfaces when confronted with the injustices of her new life, setting the stage for her quest for independence and belonging in a world that seems unkind. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43907/43907-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Farm life -- Juvenile fiction Misers -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 310791 2025-06-17T16:51:29.419133 text/html 311338 2013-10-07T20:10:36 text/html; charset=us-ascii 348239 2025-06-17T16:51:34.697061 application/epub+zip 350303 2025-06-17T16:51:30.258123 application/epub+zip 190786 2025-06-17T16:51:29.832104 application/epub+zip 465107 2025-06-17T16:51:38.354034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428954 2025-06-17T16:51:34.215077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270183 2022-09-20T04:55:33.532683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275981 2023-09-19T07:31:38.662375 text/plain 15921 2025-06-17T16:51:38.503040 application/rdf+xml 30103 2025-06-17T16:51:29.940075 image/jpeg 4298 2025-06-17T16:51:29.882082 image/jpeg 331450 2025-06-17T16:51:29.457156 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