Fifty-Two Stories For Girls

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry), 1848-1929.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Other Title:

52 Stories For Girls

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Fifty-Two Stories For Girls" edited by Alfred H. Miles is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book aims to engage and inspire young female readers through a variety of tales that explore themes of friendship, personal growth, and adventure. Each story features different characters, primarily young girls facing various challenges and experiences, highlighting qualities such as bravery, kindness, and resilience. The opening of the collection introduces readers to the initial story, "Gloria Dene's Schoolfellows," where we meet Gloria Dene, a new student arriving at a boarding school. Immediately feeling homesick and weary from her journey, Gloria is welcomed by a friendly maid and hears enchanting music from Mamselle Narda, the music mistress. As she settles in, Gloria finds a connection with Narda over their shared love for home. The narrative unfolds to reveal Narda's aspirations to use her singing talent to support her struggling family, setting a tone of ambition and sacrifice that resonates throughout the story and hints at the themes of selflessness and determination present in many tales throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Gloria Dene's schoolfellows, by Ryeman

My year at school, by Watson

The silver star, by Holderness

Uncle Tone, by Godkin

A night on the road, by Watson

The missing letter, by Chappell

"The colonel", by Dicken

Nettie, by Sayers

The magic cabinet, by Hooper

Only Tim, by Doudney

Smith's sister, by Overton

The colonel's boy, by Hervey

'Twixt life and death, by Joughin

Rose's birthday present, by Delbrassine

Dolly Hardcastle's rosebuds, by Pearce

A tale of Simla, by Bourchier

The Trevern treasure, by Hardy

A memorable day, by Doudney

Dora, by Miles

Little peace, by Ryeman

The story of Wassili and Daria, by Guillemard

Marjorie May, by Everett-Green

Fourth cousins, by Stables

The pedlar's pack, by Jackson

The unbidden guest, by Forester

The wreck of the May Queen, by Jackson

Adrift on the Pacific, by Jackson

A strange visitor, by Heighington

The third person singular, by Hardy

"How Jack minded the baby", by Pinho

My grandmother's adventure, by Miles

A terrible Christmas Eve, by Jackson

A night of horror, by Miles

Aunt Grieves' silver, by Jackson

Billjim, by Le Sotgille

The legends of Langaffer, by Caumont

How Cicely danced before the king, by Archer

A mother of Queens From "Old Romance"

The story of Grizel Cochrand

A wife's stratagem, by Hardy

The king's tragedy, by Miles

The stranger, by Bell

Love will find a way, by Nithsdale.

Credits:

Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 77.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2008-07-02