The Corner House Girls Growing Up

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The Corner House Girls Growing Up

by Grace Brooks Hill

EN·~5 hours·30 chapters

Chapters

30 total
1

BY - GRACE BROOKS HILL

0:12
2

The Corner House Girls Series

8:31
3

ILLUSTRATIONS

0:22
4

CHAPTER I - ALL UP IN THE AIR

12:03
5

CHAPTER II - THE OLD GENTLEMAN WITH THE GREEN UMBRELLA

13:00
6

CHAPTER III - THE AERIAL TRAMWAY

16:43
7

CHAPTER IV - SCHOOL IN THE OFFING

9:07
8

CHAPTER V - THE SHEPARDS

10:07
9

CHAPTER VI - NAMING THE NEW BABY

9:53
10

CHAPTER VII - A FELINE FUROR

12:34

Description

The story opens on a breezy summer afternoon at the Corner House, where a spirited group of cousins—Tess, Dot, and Agnes—spend their days dreaming up grand adventures. When Tess confesses a sudden fascination with airships, the conversation quickly spirals into lively plans, playful banter, and the kind of imaginative scheming that turns an ordinary stoop into a launchpad for big ideas. Their neighbor Sammy, ever practical but equally curious, joins the chatter, adding a touch of comic misunderstanding about the cost and logistics of such a lofty dream.

Through witty dialogue and vivid scenes of makeshift ships built from horse‑troughs and whispered promises of calico ponies, the narrative captures the exuberance of childhood curiosity. As the girls navigate family quirks, eccentric uncles, and the ever‑present lure of the sky, listeners are invited into a world where ambition and friendship lift each other higher—setting the stage for the girls’ next daring escapade.

Details

Full title

The Corner House Girls Growing Up What Happened First, What Came Next. And How It Ended

Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (298K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Annie McGuire. This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from The Internet Archive.

Release date

2010-01-10

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Grace Brooks Hill

Best known as the name on the lively Corner House Girls books, this byline belongs to a Stratemeyer Syndicate house pseudonym rather than a single identified writer. The stories helped shape a long-running early 20th-century girls' adventure series filled with friendship, family, and everyday excitement.

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