Chapter 8

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By ETHEL TURNER

By LILLIAN M. PYKE

By JEAN CURLEWIS

By LILIAN TURNER

By EDITH HOWES

CHARMING STORIES BY

Isabel  M.  Peacocke

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THE ADOPTED FAMILYMelbourne Argus.—“One of the best she has written. Every youngster should be given a chance to read this vivid and wholesome story.”

THE ADOPTED FAMILY

Melbourne Argus.—“One of the best she has written. Every youngster should be given a chance to read this vivid and wholesome story.”

QUICKSILVERThe author’s writing reveals a fine and keen faculty of observation and the power to express what she has observed very neatly and with agreeable imaginative touches.

QUICKSILVER

The author’s writing reveals a fine and keen faculty of observation and the power to express what she has observed very neatly and with agreeable imaginative touches.

GINGERYorkshire Observer.—“There is something of an old-fashioned ring about Miss Peacocke’s books; they are so eminently healthy and intelligible, they contain no mysteries, no problems other than the old, old story of love and its vagaries.”

GINGER

Yorkshire Observer.—“There is something of an old-fashioned ring about Miss Peacocke’s books; they are so eminently healthy and intelligible, they contain no mysteries, no problems other than the old, old story of love and its vagaries.”

THE MISDOINGS OF MICKY AND MACScots Pictorial.—“Here is a capital story for boy or girl, in many ways about as good an appreciation of the young ‘pickle’ as was ever penned. . . .”

THE MISDOINGS OF MICKY AND MAC

Scots Pictorial.—“Here is a capital story for boy or girl, in many ways about as good an appreciation of the young ‘pickle’ as was ever penned. . . .”

ROBIN OF THE ROUND HOUSEMiss Peacockemust take her place amongst that small group of talented Australasian women who have already done so much to portray child-life “down under.”

ROBIN OF THE ROUND HOUSE

Miss Peacockemust take her place amongst that small group of talented Australasian women who have already done so much to portray child-life “down under.”

PATRICIA—PATArgus(Melbourne).—“. . . Miss Peacocke knows just how to make a pleasant sentimental story out of a situation like this, making it a background for her picture of a little girl, Pat, who is just as sweet and loving and natural a little girl as possible.”

PATRICIA—PAT

Argus(Melbourne).—“. . . Miss Peacocke knows just how to make a pleasant sentimental story out of a situation like this, making it a background for her picture of a little girl, Pat, who is just as sweet and loving and natural a little girl as possible.”

MY FRIEND PHILQueensland Times.—“A really delicious book . . . without doubt the best since Ethel Turner took the reading world by storm with her ‘Seven Little Australians.’ . . .”

MY FRIEND PHIL

Queensland Times.—“A really delicious book . . . without doubt the best since Ethel Turner took the reading world by storm with her ‘Seven Little Australians.’ . . .”

DICKY, KNIGHT-ERRANTMelbourne Age.—“Miss Peacocke is heartily to be congratulated on the tone and ability of her book.”

DICKY, KNIGHT-ERRANT

Melbourne Age.—“Miss Peacocke is heartily to be congratulated on the tone and ability of her book.”

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LILY SERIES

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TRANSCRIBER NOTES

Misspelled words and printer errors have been corrected. Where multiple spellings occur, majority use has been employed.

Punctuation has been maintained except where obvious printer errors occur.

Some illustrations were moved to facilitate page layout.


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