[Gutenberg 25872] • Girls of the Forest

The eight girls of the Dale family, who live with their father in an old Elizabethan mansion called The Dales, move about in perfect freedom. Mr. Dale, since his wife died, has buried himself in his books, and become oblivious to all that surrounds him. Aunt Sophia's arrival works a marvellous change in everything, and the young people are at first inclined to rebel...