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The Rectory Children is a novel written by Mary Louisa Molesworth and published in 1889. The story revolves around a family of four children - Ethel, Norman, Harry, and Gertrude - who live in a small village in England with their parents, the Reverend and Mrs. Lacy. The children... Read Full Overview

The Rectory Children is a novel written by Mary Louisa Molesworth and published in 1889. The story revolves around the lives of the four children of the new rector, Mr. and Mrs. Lacy, who move to a small village in England. The children, Tom, Annie, Lucy, and Robert, are excited... Read Full Overview

Mary Louisa Molesworth (1839-1921) was a Scottish writer. Her first novels, Lover and Husband (1869) to Cicely (1874), appeared under the pseudonym of "Ennis Graham. " She typified late Victorian writing for girls. Aimed at girls too old for fairies and princesses but too young... Read Full Overview

The Rectory Children follows the lives of a group of siblings who move to a rural rectory with their family. The story revolves around the children's everyday adventures, friendships, and small conflicts as they adjust to their new life in the countryside. Mrs. Molesworth,... Read Full Overview

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The blinds had been drawn down for some time in the back parlour behind Mr. Fairchild's shop in Pier Street, the principal street in the little town of Seacove. And the gas was lighted, though it was not turned up very high. It was a great thing to have gas; it had not been known... Read Full Overview

The blinds had been drawn down for some time in the back parlour behind Mr. Fairchild's shop in Pier Street, the principal street in the little town of Seacove. And the gas was lighted, though it was not turned up very high. It was a great thing to have gas; it had not been known... Read Full Overview