Amanda Minnie Douglas: 47 books

Ralph Destournier went gayly along, whistling a merry French song that was nearly all chorus, climbing, slipping, springing, wondering in his heart as many a man did then what had induced Samuel de Champlain to dream out a city on this craggy, rocky spot. Yet its wildness had an impressive grandeur....

The door was wide open now. It was as large as the living room, but divided by a curtain swung across, now pushed aside partly. There was a bed in each corner. A light stand by the head of the bed, a chest of drawers, a brass bound trunk and two chairs completed the furnishing of this part. The yellow...

A Little Girl in Old San Francisco Or they took the bayside with its circle of hills, its far-off mountains, its dots of cities yet to be. Angel Island and Yerba Buena where the first settlement was made, growing so slowly that in ten years not more than twenty or thirty houses lined the beach....

The little girl of eleven mused over it. She had a great many things to think about, and her mother suggested presently that there were some things to do. Margaret went upstairs to straighten the parlor and arrange a table in the end of the back room for callers. Hanny found plenty of work, but her small...

She was swinging her gingham sunbonnet, faded beyond any recognition of its pristine coloring, her small hand keeping tight hold of the strings. At every revolution it went swifter and swifter until it seemed a grayish sort of wheel whirling in the late sunshine that sent long shadows among the trees....

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. THERE is Fred again with his arm around Jack Darcy's neck. I declare, they are worse than two romantic schoolgirls. I am so thankful Fred goes away to-morrow for a year! and I do hope by that time he will have...

Flossy, the old woman who lived in a shoe is Granny, and no mistake! I can prove it logically. Look at this old tumble-down rookery: it is just the shape of a huge shoe, sloping gradually to the toe, which is the shed-end here. It's brown and rusty and cracked and patched: it wants heeling and toeing,...

In this historical novel geared for younger readers, little Primrose Henry is a kindhearted but fiercely independent orphan who is shuttled back and forth between relatives, many of which are Quakers. But an exciting change is happening, and Primrose gets a chance to explore the cosmopolitan city of Philadelphia.

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. THE LITTLE GIRL How would you like to go to New York to live, little girl?

Due to a series of unfortunate circumstances, young Lilian Boyd and her mother have found themselves in desperate straits. They're teetering on the verge of bankruptcy when Lilian hatches an audacious plan to help them get back on the right track. Will this ambitious, hard-working young woman be able to pull it off?

As a baby, Jeanne Angelot was found abandoned under a tree on the outskirts of an encampment in Detroit. Though there were a number of items packed inside her blankets, no one was able to decipher the clues and determine the infant's true identity. Jeanne is taken in by a wealthy family and has grown up to be a spirited, independent little girl.

Written with teen women in mind, this is a tale of the War of 1812, with Britain burning down the White House. Although written for younger readers, this is a thrilling, romantic tale for all who love great writing.

Take a trip to one of the oldest European settlements in North America in this charming novel geared for younger audiences. The spirited, plucky orphan Rose falls ill and has to resign herself to the boredom of an extended convalescence. When she's finally on the mend, Rose finds out that she's going...

Lilian Boyd entered the small, rather shabby room, neat, though everything was well worn. Her mother sat by a little work table busy with some muslin sewing and she looked up with a weary smile. Lilian laid a five-dollar bill on the table. Madame Lupton sails on Saturday, she said. Oh how splendid it...