New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1921.Ī girl desperate to leave Boston buys a train ticket to Blossom, Maine, where she finds both independence and romance. However, the narrative is spiced with accounts of courtship, and the entrance of female characters who hold their own, both in battle and in life. This peculiar piece of juvenile literature is essentially a "boys" adventure story, filled with shipboard adventures, pirates and exotic settings. New York: The Authors and Newspapers Association, 1906. At the start of this novel, she moves into her own home, living alone for the first time. Rebeka has an odd name, a dark complexion, and has recently vowed to "live on earth as in heaven." In every respect, she is an anomaly, out of place in her world. Burt, 1898.Ī country girl struggles against social, class, and family expectations, travelling to the city to become a real artist. Annice Wynkoop, Artist: The Perseverance of a Country Girl. Lee and Shepard, 1868.Ī series of short stories about poor but adventurous girls who find success in life.
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