Robin Redbreast: A Story for Girls is a classic children's novel by Mrs. Molesworth. It follows young girls and the people around them, including an elderly lady, in an English country setting. A warm tale of family, friendship, and growing up, pleasant to listen to for its gentle, moral storytelling.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
The old lady tapped her stick impatiently on the hard gr The old lady tapped her stick impatiently on the hard gr Page 36. ROBIN REDBREAST A STORY FOR GIRLS BY MRS MOLESWORTH AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS;' 'THE PALACE IN THE GARDEN;' 'A CHARGE FULFILLED;' 'IMOGEN;' 'THE BEWITCHED LAMP,' etc. WITH SIX ILLUSTRATIONS BY ROBERT BARNES W. & R. CHAMBERS, LIMITED LONDON AND EDINBURGH A good old country lodge, half hid with blooms Of honeyed green, and quaint with straggling rooms. Leigh Hunt. Give me simplicity, that I may know Thy ways, Know them and practise them. George Herbert.
Chapter Page I. THE HOUSE IN THE LANE 7 II. THE OLD LADY 23 III. TWO JACINTHS 39 IV. A LETTER AND A DISCUSSION 54 V. AN OLD STORY 69 VI. BESSIE'S MISGIVINGS 84 VII. AN INVITATION 99 VIII. DELICATE GROUND 116 IX. THE INDIAN MAIL 135 X. THE HARPERS' HOME 150 XI. GREAT NEWS 164 XII. '"CAMILLA" AND "MARGARET," YES' 181 XIII. MAMMA 192 XIV. A COURAGEOUS PLEADER 206 XV. LADY MYRTLE'S INTENTIONS 224 XVI. A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT 239 XVII. TWO DEGREES OF HONESTY 255 XVIII. I WILL THINK IT OVER 270 XIX. UNCLE MARMY'S GATES 281
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