Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 155 Emerson, Alice B. Betty Gordon in Washington; Or, Strange Adventures in a Great City Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Gordon Produced by Avinash Kothare, Tom Allen, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Betty Gordon in Washington; Or, Strange Adventures in a Great City" by Alice B. Emerson is a novel likely written during the early 20th century. The story follows the adventures of Betty Gordon, a young orphan who has found herself at Bramble Farm, dealing with the challenges posed by an unkind guardian, Joseph Peabody. The book explores themes of resilience and friendship as Betty navigates her relationships and seeks a better life while waiting to hear from her uncle about her future. The opening of the story introduces Betty Gordon as she finds solace in nature while sorting flowers for a vase. Her peaceful moment is interrupted by a quarrel between two men, which compels her to act, demonstrating her caring nature. Betty's interactions with Bob Henderson, the farm's young boy, reveal the tension in their lives under Peabody's supervision. As the chapter unfolds, Betty expresses her desire to leave the farm and hints at a broader adventure ahead, already envisioning a future in Washington where her uncle resides. The beginning establishes a backdrop of conflict and dreams, setting the stage for Betty's forthcoming escapades. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Washington (D.C.) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 290676 2025-07-03T09:13:10.440750 text/html 289284 2014-03-11T15:12:08 text/html 212078 2025-07-03T09:13:18.266709 application/epub+zip 214332 2025-07-03T09:13:14.028784 application/epub+zip 168466 2025-07-03T09:13:12.746720 application/epub+zip 483673 2025-07-03T09:13:21.164684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473202 2025-07-03T09:13:17.416714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245112 2022-09-03T13:50:55.054703 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270905 2025-07-03T09:13:09.744729 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 270488 2014-03-11T15:11:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18380 2025-07-03T09:13:21.290711 application/rdf+xml 25395 2025-07-03T09:13:13.251752 image/jpeg 4723 2025-07-03T09:13:12.997741 image/jpeg 106986 2014-03-11T15:12:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 104273 2014-03-11T15:12:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 211570 2025-07-03T09:13:10.463763 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