
LITTLE MISS PEGGY: - ONLY A NURSERY STORY
LITTLE MISS PEGGY:
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
Little Miss Peggy is a bright‑eyed girl who finds herself the sole sister among five bustling brothers. At a lively breakfast table she watches the baby’s clumsy spoon‑drumming, hears the nurse’s gentle reminders, and wonders why the world seems to tilt in favor of boys. Her curiosity is sparked by the ordinary—clouds that hide the sky, mismatched shoes, and the mysterious “white spot on the hill” just beyond the garden fence.
Through Peggy’s eyes the story unfolds as a series of gentle, whimsical episodes: a pair of little red shoes that wander, a runaway umbrella that rolls across the pavement, and a secret house that invites imagined play. Each vignette is illustrated with warm humor and a touch of nostalgia, inviting listeners to share in Peggy’s endless questioning and delight in the small wonders of childhood.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (213K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Edwards, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2011-05-02
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1839–1921
A beloved Victorian storyteller, she helped shape children's fiction with warm, domestic tales full of imagination. Best known as Mrs. Molesworth, she wrote stories that generations of young readers treasured, including The Cuckoo Clock.
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