Daisy is a children's novel by Susan Warner, written under the pen name Elizabeth Wetherell. It follows a young girl through home, school, and family life, with a gentle religious tone. It is worth listening to for its warm depiction of childhood faith and growth.
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Opening of the book
"'And you love Jesus, Darry,' I said." "'And you love Jesus, Darry,' I said." Daisy DAISY BY ELIZABETH WETHERELL, AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," "QUEECHY," ETC., ETC. logo LONDON: WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED, WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK AND MELBOURNE.
CONTENTS. Bar Line Page CHAPTER I. Miss Pinshon 9 CHAPTER II. My Home 27 CHAPTER III. The Multiplication Table 45 CHAPTER IV. Seven Hundred People 68 CHAPTER V. In the Kitchen 97 CHAPTER VI. Winter and Summer 119 CHAPTER VII. Singlehanded 149 CHAPTER VIII. Egyptian Glass 165 CHAPTER IX. Shopping 185
CHAPTER X. School 205 CHAPTER XI. A Place in the World 226 CHAPTER XII. French Dresses 244 CHAPTER XIII. Grey Coats 275 CHAPTER XIV. Yankees 297 CHAPTER XV. Fort Putnam 320 CHAPTER XVI. Hops 338 CHAPTER XVII. Obeying Orders 356 CHAPTER XVIII. South and North 379 CHAPTER XIX. Entered for the War 392