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Hilda's Mascot: A Tale of "Maryland, My Maryland"

by Mary E. Ireland

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateChildren's16 chapters
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Length
16 chapters
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About this book

About this book

Two children, Jerusha and Horace, face the harsh reality of an orphan asylum after leaving their ailing mother’s care, where Jerusha’s pride in her fine clothes clashes with the strict rules and uniforms of their new life.

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Contents

16 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CHAPTER I—THE EBONY BOX
03CHAPTER II—HILDA’S AUNT ASHLEY
04CHAPTER III—“MY LADY’S MANOR” AND ITS MYSTERY
05CHAPTER IV—A VISIT TO FRIEDENHEIM
06CHAPTER V—HILDA’S NEW CARE-TAKER
07CHAPTER VI—HILDA A LITERAL FOLLOWER OF BUNYAN
08CHAPTER VII—HILDA’S WELCOME TO MY LADY’S MANOR
09CHAPTER VIII—LETTERS WHICH BRING A TRIAL TO HILDA
10CHAPTER IX—AT THE GYPSY ENCAMPMENT
11CHAPTER X—AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE
12CHAPTER XI—HILDA’S LETTERS TO HER OLD HOME

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