
Hunter's Marjory - A STORY FOR GIRLS - BY - MARGARET BRUCE CLARKE - Author of "The Little Heiress," etc., etc.
HUNTER'S MARJORY.
CHAPTER I. - TEARS.
CHAPTER II. - A FRIEND IN NEED.
CHAPTER III. - UNCLE AND NIECE.
CHAPTER IV. - TEA AT HUNTERS' BRAE.
CHAPTER V. - A VISIT TO THE LOW FARM.
CHAPTER VI. - CONFIDENCES.
CHAPTER VII. - Marjory's apology.
CHAPTER VIII. - THE SECRET CHAMBER.
Marjory, a quiet and sensitive girl, spends her afternoons hidden beneath a tree, confiding her sorrows only to her loyal retriever. When a kind stranger and her daughter appear on the edge of her uncle’s estate, Marjology’s world trembles between the familiar woods and the promise of new companionship. The gentle insistence of Mrs. Forester and the bright‑eyed Blanche draws Marjory from her tears, inviting her to share the weight of her secret worries about school and her uncle’s expectations.
As the two families begin to intertwine, Marjory discovers the delicate balance between privacy and trust. Friendships blossom amid whispered confidences, while the hidden corners of Hunters’ Brae hint at mysteries waiting to be unearthed. The first act sets a tender stage where a shy girl learns that opening her heart may be the first step toward the comfort she has longed for.
Full title
Hunter's Marjory : $b A story for girls A Story for Girls
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (394K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Louise Pryor, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2007-01-03
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Known today mainly for a handful of early 20th-century girls' books, this elusive writer published stories with a warm, old-fashioned sense of family, feeling, and adventure. Her best-known surviving title, Hunter's Marjory, brings readers into a Scottish setting shaped by loyalty, secrets, and growing up.
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