Project Gutenberg 2020-07-20 Public domain in the USA. 136 Warner, Gertrude Chandler 1890 1979 Warner, Gertrude The House of Delight E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing, ellinora, MFR, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The House of Delight" by Gertrude Chandler Warner is a charming children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Betsey, a nine-year-old girl with a vivid imagination, who plays with her beloved dolls as if they were real people living in their own delightful world. Through her adventures, the book explores themes of imagination, creativity, and the joys of childhood. In the narrative, Betsey receives a beautiful dollhouse from her parents for her birthday, which becomes the centerpiece of her imaginative play. As she transforms into various characters like Mr. and Mrs. Delight, she constructs elaborate scenarios, including trips to the seashore, entertaining guests, and preparing for a Christmas party. Throughout the story, Betsey's creativity shines as she engages in activities like sewing clothes for her dolls and creating a miniature world filled with love and adventure. The book captures the essence of childhood play, illustrating how Betsey learns valuable lessons about kindness, responsibility, and the joy of giving through her interactions with her dolls and the world she creates around them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Girls -- Juvenile fiction Dolls -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 126991 2025-06-25T04:37:32.088773 text/html 103240 2024-10-18T04:37:54 text/html 3447006 2025-06-25T04:37:36.949792 application/epub+zip 3445183 2025-06-25T04:37:33.654799 application/epub+zip 108376 2025-06-25T04:37:32.789774 application/epub+zip 3486045 2025-06-25T04:37:39.328768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3470067 2025-06-25T04:37:36.273803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136362 2022-09-28T09:29:41.355102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93570 2025-06-25T04:37:31.629801 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73650 2024-10-18T04:37:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16436 2025-06-25T04:37:39.460758 application/rdf+xml 17110 2025-06-25T04:37:32.882827 image/jpeg 3002 2025-06-25T04:37:32.836797 image/jpeg 3419133 2025-06-25T04:37:32.177781 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