Aunt Jane’s Nieces Abroad
Aunt Jane’s Nieces Abroad is a 1906 novel by L. Frank Baum (1856-1919), the creator of Oz, writing for older girls under his pen name Edith Van Dyne. The three nieces tour Italy with their uncle and meet brigands, a Vesuvius eruption, and assorted adventures unthinkable in Kansas. The Aunt Jane’s Nieces series sold strongly for a decade and shows the Oz man working the girls’ series market that Stratemeyer had made big business. Free PDF download available on BDeBooks.
About the Author
Lyman Frank Baum was born in 1856 in Chittenango, New York, into a wealthy family that owned oil interests in Pennsylvania. His early career was famously erratic. He tried theatre, sold axle grease, ran a dry-goods store in South Dakota during the bust years of…
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Aunt Jane’s Nieces Abroad (1906) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01 - Prefatory; The Doyles are Astonished | 12:54 | |
| 2 | 02 - Uncle John Makes Plans | 12:21 | |
| 3 | 03 - "All Ashore!" | 12:33 | |
| 4 | 04 - Some New Acquaintances and a Warning | 19:00 | |
| 5 | 05 - Vesuvius Rampant | 3:22 | |
| 6 | 06 - Under a Cloud | 16:06 | |
| 7 | 07 - A Friend in Need | 6:37 | |
| 8 | 08 - Across the Bay | 7:48 | |
| 9 | 09 - Count Ferralti | 9:36 | |
| 10 | 10 - The Road to Amalfi | 15:42 | |
| 11 | 11 - The Eagle Screams | 15:23 | |
| 12 | 12 - Moving on | 25:09 | |
| 13 | 13 - "Il Duca" | 19:49 | |
| 14 | 14 - Uncle John Disappears | 19:18 | |
| 15 | 15 - Days of Anxiety | 10:29 | |
| 16 | 16 - Tato | 9:11 | |
| 17 | 17 - The Hidden Valley | 16:51 | |
| 18 | 18 - The Guests of the Brigand | 16:56 | |
| 19 | 19 - A Difficult Position | 10:51 | |
| 20 | 20 - Uncle John Plays Eavesdropper | 12:46 | |
| 21 | 21 - The Pit | 10:43 | |
| 22 | 22 - News at Last | 14:46 | |
| 23 | 23 - Beth Begins to Plot | 7:57 | |
| 24 | 24 - Patsy's New Friend | 10:11 | |
| 25 | 25 - Turning the Tables | 8:10 | |
| 26 | 26 - The Count Unmasks | 11:07 | |
| 27 | 27 - Tato is Adopted | 7:50 | |
| 28 | 28 - Dreams and Dress-making | 13:28 | |
| 29 | 29 - Tato Wins | 8:58 | |
| 30 | 30 - A Way to Forget | 7:21 | |
| 31 | 31 - Safe Home | 2:27 |
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