Lucy Foster Madison

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• Apr-2014
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Historical novel for children, first published in 1903. The story begins: "That finishes everything," exclaimed Jeanne Vance, placing a neatly folded handkerchief in a basket. "And oh, girls, what a little bit of a pile it makes!" The five girls dre...

• Apr-2014
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Step back in time to 9th-century England in A Maid at King Alfred's Court, a historical fiction tale by Lucy Foster Madison. This meticulously prepared edition brings to life a world of royalty and intrigue through the eyes of a young maid serving in...

• Apr-2014
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It was the first of March, 1782, and over the city of Philadelphia a severe storm was raging. A stiff wind, that lashed the black waters of the Delaware into sullen fury and sent the snow whirling and eddying before it, blew savagely from the northea...

• Apr-2014
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Historical novel for children, first published in 1911. According to the Introduction: "The members of the Society of Friends, or “Quakers,” residing in the American colonies, were sadly tried during the struggle by those colonies against King G...

• Apr-2014
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“Oh, gracious!” The exclamation burst from the lips of a slender girl mounted upon a small black mare, and she drew rein abruptly. “What is it, Peggy?” asked a sweet-faced matron, leaning from the side of a “one horse chair” drawn up un...

• Apr-2014
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It was four o'clock. The little town of Louisiana, Missouri, had slumbered all afternoon in the spring sunshine, but woke suddenly to life as the doors of the big brick school house opened, and the boys and girls poured forth. As the outgoing stream ...

• Jan-2011
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• Jul-2009
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Pirate Adventures is a series of humorous short stories written in poetic rhyming style with a variety of characters including pirates, ship captains, dignitaries, and, even, unusual sea creatures. The book tracts the adventures of two pirate ships a...

• Apr-2008
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The Baron is a collection of short story-like poems that are unrhymed. The book describes the life of the Baron, a nobleman, who lives in a castle in nineteenth century England. Oakcrest Castle is the setting and the Baron, his fiancée, the Duchess ...

• Nov-2005
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Tales of Farmer Jack is a series of humorous sketches and short stories about the character, Farmer Jack, his wife, Irmatrude, and the many animals that live on their farm. The animals run loose there, and each has a funny name. Tales of Farmer Jack ...

• Dec-2000
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Lucy Foster Madison's novel of Joan of Arc for young adults is a classic retelling of the Maid of Orleans? heroism during the Fifteenth Century. Illustrated by the world-renown Frank Schoonover, the essential character of Joan comes to life as the sp...

Step back into the vibrant world of Elizabethan England with Lucy Foster Madison's In Doublet and Hose: A Story for Girls. This historical fiction, set in the 16th century, captures the spirit of adventure and resilience in a captivating narrative pe...