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L. Meade

A Sister of the Red Cross: A Tale of the South African WarA Sister of the Red Cross: A Tale of the South African War CHAPTER I. CONSECRATION Sister Mollie Hepworth was twenty-five years of age. She had just completed a long and exhaustive training as a nurse. She had served her time in the London...

The Lady of the Forest: A Story for GirlsL. T. Meade The Lady of the Forest: A Story for Girls CHAPTER I. – FAIR LITTLE MAIDS “And then,” said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows – “and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest a...

Girls New and OldGirls New and Old CHAPTER I. A FIRST NIGHT IT was an autumn evening when Molly Lavender first arrived at Redgarth. This large school for girls was situated in a certain well-known district in the north of England. It adjoined a cathedral town of great beauty, and was in the neigh...

Wild HeatherL. T. Meade Wild Heather CHAPTER I There are all kinds of first things one can look back upon; I mean by that the first things of all. There is the little toddling journey across the floor, with father's arms stretched out to help one, and mother's smile to greet one when the adventur...

The Girls of St. Wode'sThe Girls of St. Wode's CHAPTER I – PREPARING FOR THE YOUNG DÉBUTANTES Eileen, Marjorie, and Letitia Chetwynd were expected home from school. It was a bright day early in April, and Mrs. Chetwynd was seated in her luxurious London drawing-room conversing with her special fr...

Girls of the True BlueL. T. Meade Girls of the True Blue CHAPTER I. – “I PROMISE.” “And how is she to-day, Nan?” said the kindly voice of Mrs. Richmond.The time was early spring. The lady in question had come into a dark and somewhat dismal room; she herself was richly wrapped in furs and velvet;...

A Very Naughty GirlMeade L. T. A Very Naughty Girl CHAPTER I. – SYLVIA AND AUDREY It was a day of great excitement, and Audrey Wynford stood by her schoolroom window and looked out. She was a tall girl of sixteen, with her hair hanging in a long, fair plait down her back. She stood with her hands...

Good LuckMeade L. T. Good Luck CHAPTER I Amongst the crowd of people who were waiting in the Out-Patients' Department of the London Hospital on a certain foggy day toward the latter end of November might have been seen an old cherry-cheeked woman. She had bright blue eyes and firm, kindly lips. S...

The Little Princess of Tower HillMeade L. T. The Little Princess of Tower Hill THE LITTLE PRINCESS OF TOWER HILL CHAPTER I. HER VERY YOUNG DAYS All the other children who knew her thought Maggie a wonderfully fortunate little girl. She was sometimes spoken about as the "Little Princess of Tower H...

A Plucky GirlMeade L. T. A Plucky Girl CHAPTER I FORTUNE'S BALL I was born a month after my father's death, and my mother called me after him. His name was John Westenra Wickham, but I was Westenra Wickham alone. It was a strange name for a girl, and as I grew up people used to comment on it. Mot...