A Little Girl of Long Ago; Or, Hannah Ann is a children's historical novel by Amanda M. Douglas, a sequel to A Little Girl in Old New York. It follows Hannah Ann as she grows up in mid-nineteenth-century New York, with family life, changing times, and youthful adventures. It offers a warm, gentle portrait of girlhood and the city's past.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
A LITTLE GIRL OF LONG AGO OR HANNAH ANN A SEQUEL TO A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD NEW YORK By AMANDA M. DOUGLAS A. L. BURT COMPANY Publishers New York Copyright, 1897, by DODD, MEAD & COMPANY All rights reserved TO EDNA ESTELLE CORNER. THE LITTLE GIRLS OF LONG AGO ARE GROWING OLD WITH THE CENTURY, BUT GIRLHOOD BLOSSOMS AFRESH WITH SPRING AND REMAINS FOREVER A JOY. A. M. D. Newark, 1897. CONTENTS CHAPTER I. 1846
CHAPTER II. An Interview with a Tiger CHAPTER III. Chances and Changes CHAPTER IV. A Wedding CHAPTER V. Winter Happenings CHAPTER VI. The Land of Ophir CHAPTER VII. Through the Eyes of Youth CHAPTER VIII. Going Visiting CHAPTER IX. Annabel Lee CHAPTER X. With a Poet CHAPTER XI. The King of Terrors CHAPTER XII. Up-Town CHAPTER XIII. Out-of-the-Way Corners CHAPTER XIV. Among Great Things CHAPTER XV. The Beginnings of Romance CHAPTER XVI. Counting up the Cost CHAPTER XVII. A Glad Surprise CHAPTER XVIII. The Little Girl Grown Up CHAPTER XIX. The Course of True Love CHAPTER XX. Miss Nan Underhill CHAPTER XXI. The Old, Old Story, Ever New CHAPTER XXII. 1897 The "Little Girl" Series HANNAH ANN CHAPTER I 1846 New Year's came in with a ringing of bells and firing of pistols. Four years more, and the world would reach the half-century mark. That seemed very ancient to the little girl in Old New York. They talked about it at the breakfast-table.
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