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This carefully crafted ebook: "THE DIARY OF A GOOSE GIRL (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Goose Girl is a young lady who, in seek of the safe haven and a place to rest her thoughts, becomes a paying guest at a Thornycroft Farm, a small poultry farm near the Barbury Green village in Sussex. After a quarrel with her suitor and upset with her family, she jolts around charming Sussex roads and stumbles upon the village of Barbury Green. She finds a lodging at a Thornycroft Farm, and thought she is a paying visitor, she soon integrates into the household and begins shepherding the geese. During her three week adventure she keeps a diary and records amusing little anecdotes and some of her observations about farm lifeKate Douglas Wiggin (1856-1923) was an American educator and author of children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878 (the Silver Street Free Kindergarten). With her sister during the 1880s, she also established a training school for kindergarten teachers. Kate Wiggin devoted her adult life to the welfare of children in an era when children were commonly thought of as cheap labor.

The "Goose Girl" is a young and somewhat independent lady who, in fleeing from her lover with whom there had been a "little tiff," becomes a "paying guest" at poultry farm in a quiet, out-of-the-way Sussex village. The care of ducks and geese is somewhat more complicated than she anticipates, and this book told in a first perspective diary format narrates the humorous trials and travails of the care of often recalcitrant geese, ducks and chickens. "The Goose Girl's" charming black and white illustrations add to the humor of the story.

In 1902, life was extremely different from what we may expect today, and the story of the “Goose Girl” written by well-known author of children’s books, Kate Douglas Wiggin, exemplifies this fact perfectly by introducing us to the delightful and fun story of a young girl who takes up work on a farm to escape from the challenges of family life and society.Crowded by her family and by suitors all expecting so much from her that it just felt too overwhelming for words, our heroine soon finds herself at a farm taking care of geese and other delightful farm birds. She tells us about her own life and the lively existence of her feathered friends, whose daily decisions and challenges seemed so much more enjoyable and simple than the ones she had to escape from.The Diary of a Goose Girl will lead you through a beautiful little tale where we learn a great deal about geese and chickens, but also about the problems that a young girl had to guard against during the difficult start of the 20th century, as she was led to take up work tending Belgian hare, working as a maid and shepherdess, and of course, acting as a goose girl as well – the role that she preferred the most because of the fun German fairy tales she had heard during her childhood.The gentle, enjoyable writing style employed by Kate Douglas Wiggin can help many young girls relate to the story of our delightful young heroine. The author masterfully presents us with a soothing narrative and beautiful descriptions of country life in simpler times.As you progress through The Diary of a Goose Girl, you will find the clear imprint of the style and skill of the same author responsible for titles such as Mother Carey’s Chickens or Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Her enjoyable pastoral story will bring you a soothing and uplifting reading experience, as you advance through the book quite effortlessly.

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{Size: 14.34 x 22.59 cms} Lang: - English, Pages 129. Reprinted in 2015 with the help of original edition published long back [1902]. This book is Printed in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Complete Title: The diary of a goose girl 1902 [Hardcover]. Author: Kate Douglas Wiggin