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Gertrude May Elopes From the Nursery World
A wax doll named Gertrude May, queen of the Agnes nursery, is courted by Captain Jackson Washington. Tempted by his uniform, she plans to elope with him, bidding farewell to Noah’s Ark animals and loyal dolls before slipping away through a parlor window into an uncertain adult world.
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Gertrude May
Agnes
United States Army
Gertrude
Jackson Washington
Miss Mary
Miss Agnes
Mary
Captain Jackson Washington
King
Foulon
Wilhelmina
Gerrude