Emma Leslie

Emma Leslie
Emma Leslie, the pseudonym of Emma Boultwood, was a prolific British author of children's and religious literature during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She wrote over 100 books, often focusing on moral and educational themes, including historical fiction and stories designed to inspire Christian values. Some of her notable works include "Glaucia, the Greek Slave" and "The Shepherd of Bethlehem". Her stories were well-received for their ability to combine engaging narratives with lessons in faith and perseverance.

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CHAPTER I. 'I say, we've got a new boy at Torrington's. Haven't had one for ages and ages, so it's made quite a stir among us.' 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table. 'Who is the new boy?' she asked. 'Nobody knows—that's the fun,'... more...

THE DRURY FAMILY. It was a sweet spring day, soft and balmy as summer, and any one looking across the green meadows and smiling uplands of Hayslope, now so full of the promise of early fruitfulness, would have wondered what could make the farm-labourers appear so gloomy, and the women-folk sigh instead of singing at their work, if he knew nothing of what was going on a few miles away. It was the year... more...

CHAPTER I. o you think Katie Haydon is pretty—I don't?" and the speaker glanced at her own bright curls as she spoke. "Well, I don't know whether she is exactly pretty, but she always looks nice, and then she is so pleasant and merry, and——" "And so vain and stuck-up," put in the first speaker again. "Oh, how can you say so?" said another, a plain,... more...