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At that very moment he had caught the rattle of wheels along the road, and had picked up his field-glass to see who was passing. It was only a coloured man jogging along in the heat and dust with a cart full of chicken-coops. The Colonel watched him drive up a lane that led to the back of the new hotel that had just been opened in this quiet country place. Then his glance fell on the two small strangers coming through his gate down the avenue toward him. One was the friskiest dog he had ever seen in his life. The other was a child he judged to be about five years old. Her shoes were covered with dust, and her white sunbonnet had slipped off and was hanging over her shoulders. A bunch of wild flowers she had gathered on the way hung limp and faded in her little warm hand. Her soft, light hair was cut as short as a boy's.

Published in 1895, The Little Colonel was repeatedly brought back by popular demand, as Annie Fellows – the celebrated author of children’s fiction who also wrote this delightful series – constantly planned on bringing the series to an end, first after The Little Colonel's House Party, then right after finishing The Little Colonel’s Knight Comes Riding.A faithful reflection of the lifestyle of Kentucky’s aristocracy, The Little Colonel is the story of Lloyd Sherman, a little girl just 5 years of age, who is nicknamed Little Colonel. She was given that name due to her bullying mannerisms making her look like a miniature of her grandfather, who served as a confederate colonel.This delightful little tale of coming of age will remind you of stories like Little Women and the adorable Betsy-Tacy books. Fellows’ delightful writing style will help you reconnect with your childhood, and help your children enjoy and be inspired by the main protagonist’s cheerful disposition. Full of life and the exact opposite of a pushover, the Little Colonel will also prove to be a sweet and loving girl who will feel like a real genuine person that both adults and children can relate to.This was only the first of the Little Colonel books that brought Annie Fellows into the center spotlight as one of the best authors of children’s literature of the late 19th century. A series of nine additional works bearing the Little Colonel’s name ensued, having been penned by Fellows after 1900. The last of the series, The Little Colonel Stories, Part 2, was published just a few months before the author’s passing.The Little Colonel was also turned into a motion picture by Twentieth Century Fox in 1935, starring famous child actress Shirley Temple as Lloyd Sherman. However, if you truly want to enjoy the original charm and beauty of Fellows’ story, reading The Little Colonel will be a far better experience.