Chapters
42 totalCHAPTER I. MR. FALKIRK - CHAPTER II. BEGINNING A FAIRY TALE - CHAPTER III. CORNER OF A STAGE-COACH - CHAPTER IV. FELLOW-TRAVELLERS - CHAPTER V. IN THE FOG - CHAPTER VI. THE RED SQUIRREL - CHAPTER VII. SMOKE - CHAPTER VIII. THE MILL FLOOR - CHAPTER IX. CATS - CHAPTER X. CHICKAREE - CHAPTER XI. VIXEN - CHAPTER XII. AT DR. MARYLAND'S - CHAPTER XIII. THE GREY COB - CHAPTER XIV. HOLDING COURT - CHAPTER XV. TO MOSCHELOO - CHAPTER XVI. FISHING - CHAPTER XVII. ENCHANTED GROUND - CHAPTER XVIII. COURT IN THE WOODS - CHAPTER XIX. SELF-CONTROL - CHAPTER XX. BOUQUETS - CHAPTER XXI. MOONSHINE - CHAPTER XXII. A REPORT - CHAPTER XXIII. KITTY FISHER - CHAPTER XXIV. THE LOSS OF ALL THINGS - CHAPTER XXV. IN THE GERMAN - CHAPTER XXVI. IN THE ROCKAWAY - CHAPTER XXVII. THE GERMAN AT OAK HILL - CHAPTER XXVIII. BREAKFAST FOR THREE - CHAPTER XXIX. JEANNIE DEANS - CHAPTER XXX. THE WILL - CHAPTER XXXI. WHOSE WILL? - CHAPTER XXXII. CAPTAIN LANCASTER'S TEAM - CHAPTER XXXIII. HITS AT CROQUET - CHAPTER XXXIV. FRIENDLY TONGUES - CHAPTER XXXV. FIGURES AND FAVOURS - CHAPTER XXXVI. THE RUNAWAY - CHAPTER XXXVII. IN A FOG - CHAPTER XXXVIII. DODGING - CHAPTER XXXIX. A COTTON MILL - CHAPTER XL. SOMETHING NEW - CHAPTER XLI. A LESSON - CHAPTER XLII. STUDY - CHAPTER I. - MR. FALKIRK.
CHAPTER II. - BEGINNING A FAIRY TALE.
CHAPTER III. - CORNER OF A STAGE COACH
CHAPTER IV. - FELLOW TRAVELLERS.
CHAPTER V. - IN THE FOG.
CHAPTER VI. - THE RED SQUIRREL
CHAPTER VII. - SMOKE.
CHAPTER VIII. - THE MILL FLOOR.
CHAPTER IX. - CATS.
CHAPTER X. - CHICKAREE.
Description
In a secluded village that seems forgotten by the world, a modest schoolmaster named Mr. Falkirk watches the seasons turn while caring for his young ward, Wych Hazel. Orphaned and fragile, she has grown under his cautious guidance, yet the distance he keeps between them hints at deeper unease. Their lives intersect with the rhythms of rural life—march winds, blooming flowers, and the restless hum of a community that both comforts and confines.
As spring awakens the countryside, both characters feel the pull of change. Wych, with a hidden fortune and a yearning for independence, begins to sense the limits of Falkirk’s protective world, while he wrestles with his own sense of duty and pride. Their evolving relationship promises a delicate balance between duty, longing, and the promise of a new future, set against a richly described landscape of foggy fields and bustling mill towns.
Details
Language
en
Duration
~13 hours (783K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2006-02-19
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
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About the authors
Anna Bartlett Warner
1824–1915
Best known for writing the words to the beloved hymn "Jesus Loves Me," this 19th-century American author also wrote novels, stories, and religious works that reached generations of readers.
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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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