Bessie Marchant

Bessie Marchant
Bessie Marchant (1862–1941) was a British author known for her adventure novels aimed primarily at young girls. She wrote over 150 books, often featuring brave heroines in exotic locations, showcasing themes of courage, independence, and resourcefulness. Some of her notable works include "Diana Carries On" and "The Gold-Marked Charm," set in challenging environments like jungles or mountainous regions. Marchant's stories were groundbreaking for their time, as they portrayed girls in traditionally male-dominated roles, handling danger and adversity with strength and determination.

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The Great Idea The village schoolroom was packed as full as it would hold, and the air was so thick that, as Sylvia said, it could almost be scooped up with a spoon. The lecturer was stout and perspiring freely, but he meant to do his duty at all costs, and he rose to the occasion with tremendous vigour, declaiming in really fine style: "It is a poor man's paradise, and there is no place on... more...

CHAPTER I Beyond the Second Portage "Oh dear, how I should love to go out!" Katherine Radford stretched her arms wearily above her head as she spoke. There had been five days of persistent snowfall; but this morning the clouds had broken, showing strips and patches of blue sky, and there was bright sunshine flooding the world again, with hard and sparkling frost. "Why don't you... more...