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A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia

by Amanda M. Douglas

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Read by Rita Boutros, veera2022, Christine Rottger and others · 11 h 27 min · 25 parts

  1. Dedication

    1:10

  2. Here and There

    22:49

  3. Bessy Wardour

    26:32

  4. In a New World

    29:05

  5. Of Many Things

    25:51

  6. A Bouleversement

    30:11

  7. To the Rescue

    23:58

  8. At Some Crossroads

    34:35

  9. A Little Rebel

    38:11

  10. Fate To the Fore

    21:45

  11. To Turn and Fight

    29:12

  12. A Rift of Suspicion

    31:44

  13. True To Her Colors

    22:07

  14. Under the Rose

    24:38

  15. For Native Land and Loyalty

    32:21

  16. Parting

    34:00

  17. Love and True Love

    31:22

  18. Mid War's Alarms

    30:30

  19. Whom Shall She Pity

    28:26

  20. Midnight Tidings of Great Joy

    32:53

  21. When the World Went Well

    23:34

  22. An April Girl

    30:55

  23. Polly and Phil

    21:22

  24. Primrose

    43:56

  25. The Old and the New

    16:49

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Primrose is a yellow-haired country child who swings her sunbonnet in the orchard until her Quaker aunt calls her a heedless girl. Life on the farm is plain: gray homespun, scrubbed floors, speech full of "thee" and "thou". Then word comes that she must spend her winters in town with a wealthy relation, Madam Wetherill, where a tutor, a spinet and dancing lessons are waiting.

Amanda M. Douglas, who lived from 1831 to 1916, sets her novel in Philadelphia during the American Revolution. As Primrose moves between the strict household and the fashionable one, the war comes closer. The British army holds the city, and some of the townspeople quietly gather money, clothes and blankets to send to the American soldiers at Valley Forge. Chapter titles such as "A Little Rebel" and "Mid War's Alarms" mark the stages of her growing up.

It suits readers who enjoy historical fiction with a young girl at its center and careful detail of Quaker homes, old markets and a city divided in its loyalties.

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Amanda M. Douglas

Amanda M. Douglas (1831-1916) was an American novelist, short story writer and children's writer. She wrote fiction for both older and younger readers, including series for young people published in the decades around the turn of the twentieth century. Her titles include "A Little Girl in Old New York" and "Helen Grant's Schooldays".

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Reading time
About 8 hours
Pages
239
Language
English
Formats
PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
Audio read by
Rita Boutros, veera2022, Christine Rottger and others