Project Gutenberg 2014-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 231 Gilman, Elizabeth Hale 11018475 The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping The children's library of work and play Produced by Chris Curnow, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping" by Elizabeth Hale Gilman is a practical guide on the art of household management, likely written in the early 20th century. This work serves to educate readers, particularly women, on the various aspects of running a home effectively and joyfully, emphasizing the importance of both organization and creativity in domestic spaces. The opening of the book introduces the concept of "play-houses" through an imaginative exploration of children's play and the importance of fun in domestic work. It begins with a whimsical account of a child's delight in creating a playhouse using nature and simple items found in their environment, illustrating how this imaginative play can help children learn about the roles and responsibilities of housework. Through vivid descriptions of pretend cooking and caring for dolls, the narrative emphasizes the joy and creativity involved in housekeeping, setting the tone for the more structured advice that follows later in the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44732/44732-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Home economics TX Text Category: How To ... Category: Teaching & Education 640372 2025-07-18T07:19:06.818183 text/html 606882 2024-10-24T00:54:19 text/html 1248287 2025-07-18T07:19:15.706128 application/epub+zip 1251379 2025-07-18T07:19:08.344156 application/epub+zip 288739 2025-07-18T07:19:07.568174 application/epub+zip 1415138 2025-07-18T07:19:21.283125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1364118 2025-07-18T07:19:14.792156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404652 2022-09-20T12:18:55.594099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498457 2025-07-18T07:19:05.314210 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 478557 2024-10-24T00:54:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16557 2025-07-18T07:19:21.433088 application/rdf+xml 27669 2025-07-18T07:19:07.684163 image/jpeg 3765 2025-07-18T07:19:07.627166 image/jpeg 1206669 2025-07-18T07:19:06.910195 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