Three essential stories for girlhood reading, retold for young readers and collected in one lovely package In Heidi , a little orphan girl is forced to live with her grumpy grandfather in a lonely hut in the Alps, and eventually comes to love her mountain life. Katie intends to be beautiful and good one day—so when an accident happens, Katie must be brave and hold on to her dreams, in What Katie Did . Black Beauty is the story of a noble horse who is cruelly mistreated as he searches to find a new and loving home.
Susan Coolidge Books
Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, writing as Susan Coolidge, was an American author celebrated for her classic children's narratives. Her most famous work draws inspiration from her own family life, capturing the essence of childhood and familial relationships. Through her stories, she offers a realistic portrayal of 19th-century domestic life and upbringing. Woolsey also contributed to literary preservation by editing the correspondence and diaries of other women writers, shedding light on their lives and works.
Selected Letters
- 226 pages
- 8 hours of reading
This representative selection from R. W. Chapman's collected edition of Jane Austen's letters contains about one-third of the surviving letters and forms a delightful introduction to Jane Austne's world. The charm of the letters lies in their content, which unfolds a family saga over different gnereations: births, marriages, and deaths, family tensions, and even the occassional whiff of scandal. Jane Austen wrote most of her letters to her sister Cassandra and to other intimate friends, without a thought for prosperity. Thus they provide a moving, unaffected record of the experiences, frustrations, and pleasures familiar to many women of her day, which Austen illuminates with flashes of characteristic wit.
What Katy Did
- 183 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Katy Carr is the longest girl that was ever seen. She is all legs and elbows, and angles and joints. She tears her dress every day, hates sewing and doesn't care about being called 'good'. Her head is full of schemes and one day she plans to do something important. But a great deal is to happen to Katy before that time comes.
Children's Classics: What Katy Did At School
- 196 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Dr. Carr's mind is firmly made up. Katy and her little sister Clover are to spend a year away at boarding school. A strange place, far from home, but on arrival the girls have an inkling that it might turn out to be rather different from their expectations. One thing is for sure, it certainly isn't going to be dull with Rose Red as an ally.
What Katy did at school
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Dr Carr's mind is firmly made up. Katy and her little sister Clover are to spend a whole year away at boarding school. A strange place, far from home, but on arrival the girls have an inkling that it might turn out to be rather different from their expectations. One thing is for sure, it certainly isn't going to be dull with a girl like Rose Red as an ally.
Born into a prominent New England family, Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, known by her pen name Susan Coolidge, made her mark as a children's author after serving as a nurse during the Civil War. Her literary career blossomed post-war, leading to her most famous work, What Katy Did, published in 1872. Woolsey remained unmarried and lived in Newport, Rhode Island, where she also edited significant literary works. Her contributions to children's literature and her family's literary legacy highlight her influence in the genre.
Megali focuses on making historical works accessible by reproducing them in large print, catering specifically to individuals with impaired vision. This commitment to inclusivity ensures that a broader audience can enjoy and engage with important texts from the past.
This publication focuses on making historical works accessible through large print, catering specifically to individuals with impaired vision. Megali, the publishing house behind this initiative, is dedicated to reproducing important texts in a format that enhances readability and promotes inclusivity for all readers.
