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Melbourne House

by Susan Warner

EN·~16 hours·40 chapters

Chapters

40 total

MELBOURNE HOUSE - BY ELIZABETH WETHERELL - AUTHOR OF "WIDE, WIDE WORLD."

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CHAPTER I. DAISY'S QUESTION - CHAPTER II. THE PONY-CHAISE - CHAPTER III. THE BIRTHDAY - CHAPTER IV. THE HAM - CHAPTER V. STRAWBERRIES - CHAPTER VI. THE EPERGNE - CHAPTER VII. A SOLDIER - CHAPTER VIII. GEOGRAPHY - CHAPTER IX. AFTER TROUT - CHAPTER X. A FIELD OF BATTLE - CHAPTER XI. THE WOUNDED HAND - CHAPTER XII. THE HUNDRED DOLLARS - CHAPTER XIII. OBEDIENCE - CHAPTER XIV. SUNDAY EVENING - CHAPTER XV. SCHROEDER'S MOUNTAIN - CHAPTER XVI. JUANITA'S COTTAGE - CHAPTER XVII. THE LITTLE CONFESSOR - CHAPTER XVIII. WONDERFUL THINGS - CHAPTER XIX. THE DOCTOR - CHAPTER XX. SUN AND MOON - CHAPTER XXI. TEA AT HOME - CHAPTER XXII. BEING ROBBED - CHAPTER XXIII. THE MAP OF ENGLAND - CHAPTER XXIV. THE PICNIC PARTY - CHAPTER XXV. A SHOWER - CHAPTER XXVI. DAISY'S SUPPER - CHAPTER XXVII. RANSOM AND FIDO - CHAPTER XXVIII. MRS. GARY'S PRESENT - CHAPTER XXIX. THE ROSEBUSH - CHAPTER XXX. MOLLY'S GARDEN - CHAPTER XXXI. THE PICTURES - CHAPTER XXXII. THE BASKET OF SPONGE-CAKE - CHAPTER XXXIII. SATIN AND FEATHERS - CHAPTER XXXIV. CHARITY AND VANITY - CHAPTER XXXV. QUEEN ESTHER - CHAPTER XXXVI. TABLEAUX VIVANTS - CHAPTER XXXVII. AN ACCIDENT - CHAPTER XXXVIII. SOMETHING WRONG - CHAPTER XXXIX. BREAKING UP - CHAPTER I. - DAISY'S QUESTION.

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CHAPTER II. - THE PONY-CHAISE.

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CHAPTER III. - THE BIRTHDAY.

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CHAPTER IV. - THE HAM.

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CHAPTER V. - STRAWBERRIES.

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CHAPTER VI. - THE EPERGNE.

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CHAPTER VII. - A SOLDIER.

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CHAPTER VIII. - GEOGRAPHY.

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CHAPTER IX. - AFTER TROUT.

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Description

In a grand marble hall lit by a wash of afternoon sun, a small girl in a white frock pauses on each step, her hand lightly tracing the balustrade as if searching for something just beyond the doorway. Daisy’s thoughtful eyes linger on the garden beyond, and the elegance of the rooms around her—lavender silk, a dainty cap of roses—contrast with the simple seriousness that already lives in her mind. The scene sets a world of quiet privilege, yet it is Daisy’s quiet curiosity that makes the moment feel alive.

When she turns to her mother with a question that seems far larger than any bedtime story—“what does it mean to be a Christian?”—the house’s calm is broken by the tension of adult disbelief. Her parents dismiss the notion as “absurd nonsense,” fearing the influence of a local Sunday‑school teacher. As Daisy steps onto the porch, her resolve hints at a journey where innocence meets the weight of belief, family expectations, and the search for personal truth.

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Duration

~16 hours (947K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2006-06-26

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Religious life -- Juvenile fiction Tableaux -- Juvenile fiction

About the author

Susan Warner

1819–1885

Best remembered for the hugely successful The Wide, Wide World, she helped shape 19th-century American popular fiction with stories that blended feeling, faith, and everyday struggle. Writing under the pen name Elizabeth Wetherell, she reached an enormous readership in her own lifetime.

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