Gypsy Breynton
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
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Description
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps wrote Gypsy Breynton when she was little more than a girl, and it was published in 1866. In a preface to the new edition she owns she can hardly photograph her heroine now: Gypsy will not sit still. She sees a lively girl in short dresses and long stockings, quite a tomboy. Gypsy paddles a raft, climbs a tree, skates, tramps, and coasts.
The tale follows Gypsy's doings at home and school, her scrapes, her pranks, and her warm heart under the mischief. Phelps wrote for girls who were tired of wax-doll heroines. Gypsy is a real girl, with faults she must fight and a temper of her own. The book made its young author's name and started a small series. It is still fresh for its picture of a girl allowed to be alive.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Elizabeth Stuart Phelps |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 230 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |