The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls by L. T. Meade
Primrose, Jasmine and Daisy are the names of the three girls. When Rose was born, spring awoke in her poor mother's heart. Another girl was born in Italy, in the summer. Everything around was blooming and fragrant. The third, the youngest of the sisters, was also born in the summer - however, in England, in a country mansion. Here, in the small village of Rosebury, Devonshire, the girls grew up.
Their father served in India - in that part of the country where the climate was considered difficult. Rose was ten, Daisy was just out of her infancy, and Mrs Mainwarin was already in the position of a poor officer's widow. And soon she left her daughters. To the greatest regret, leaving them no fortune.
What are the young creatures to do? By nature they were benevolent, and at the same time - with character. And they decided, not relying on anyone's help, to live on their own...
Table of Content
Chapter 2 The First Month of their Trouble
Chapter 5 The Contents of the Cabinet
Chapter 8 Thirty Pounds a Year
Chapter 9 A Strange Letter and a Proposed Visit to London
Chapter 10 Ways and Means of Earning a Living
Chapter 12 They Would Not be Parted
Chapter 13 Mrs. Ellsworthy's Letter
Chapter 15 In Spite of Opposition
Chapter 17 Escorted by Miss Slowcum
Chapter 18 In St. Paul's Cathedral
Chapter 21 How to Paint China and How to Form Style
Chapter 28 A Startling Discovery
Chapter 30 Voice of the Prince
Chapter 31 A "Continual Reader"
Chapter 32 Jasmine Begins to Soar
Chapter 33 Visiting the Publishers
Chapter 35 Their Quarter's Allowance
Chapter 40 A Bitter Disappointment
Chapter 41 Mrs. Dredge to the Rescue
Chapter 45 The Prince to the Rescue
Chapter 46 Delivered from the Ogre
Chapter 48 One Shoe Off and One Shoe On
Chapter 52 "I Love Mrs. Ellsworthy"