Girl of the Limberlost

“To Wesley and to Margaret the bright young face of Elnora, with its pink tints, its heavy dark brows, its bright blue-gray eyes, and its frame of curling reddish-brown hair was the sweetest sight on earth, and at that instant Elnora was radiant.” –A Girl of the Limberlost, Gene Stratton-Porter Nothing like a warm day for a quick rummage through...

Old-Fashioned Girl

“Young men often laugh at the sensible girls whom they secretly respect, and affect to admire the silly ones whom they secretly despise, because earnestness, intelligence, and womanly dignity are...

The Secret Garden

“However many years she lived, Mary always felt that she should never forget that first morning when her garden began to grow.” -Frances Hodgson Burnett It was in The Secret...

Anne of Green Gables

“I don’t want sunbursts or marble halls, I just want you.” -Anne Shirley Tattered and well-loved, tear-stained and dog-eared, this is where it all began. Best read with tissue close...

Rachel Dodge

“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! — When I have a house of my...