L. Meade
Girls New and Old
( June 27, 2014)
L. T. Meade was the pseudonym of Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith (1844–1914), a prolific writer of girls' stories. She was born in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, daughter of Rev. R. T. Meade, of Nohoval, County Cork.[1] She later moved to London, where she married Alfred Toulmin Smith in September, 1879.
She began writing at 17 and produced over 300 books in her lifetime, being so prolific that not less than eleven new titles under her byline appeared in the first few years after her death. She was primarily known for her books for young people… She was also the editor of a popular girls' magazine, Atalanta. She was a feminist and a member of the Pioneer Club. (wikipedia.org)
CONTENTS
A First Night
The Principal
Professors and Pupils
Dwellers in Cubicles
Cecil and the Boys
Mrs. Lavender's Plan
An Outrageous Proposal
Mr. Danvers Orders Furniture
The Clearing of the Way
Treachery
The Summerhouse
Kate's Little Plan
Cecil Investigates
The Little Hole In The Summerhouse
Those High Rocks
The Promise in the Cathedral
Suspense
Consecrated
Cecil
A Hard Fight
Girls and Boys
Matilda's Opportunity
A Lost Letter
God's Will and Kate's Will
The Heart of the Gale
The Opening in the Cliff