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Title: A World of Girls
The Story of a School

Author: L. T. Meade

Release Date: June 22, 2008 [EBook #25870]

Language: English

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A WORLD OF GIRLS:

THE STORY OF A SCHOOL.

By L. T. MEADE.

Author of "The Palace Beautiful," "A Sweet Girl Graduate,"
"Polly: A New Fashioned Girl," Etc.

ILLUSTRATED.

NEW YORK:
A. L. BURT, PUBLISHER.

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.
"Good-Bye" to the Old Life. 1

CHAPTER II.
Traveling Companions. 6

CHAPTER III.
At Lavender House. 13

CHAPTER IV.
Little Drawing-Rooms and Little Tiffs. 19

CHAPTER V.
The Head-Mistress. 28

CHAPTER VI.
"I am Unhappy." 32

CHAPTER VII.
A Day at School. 35

CHAPTER VIII.
"You have Waked me too Soon." 47

CHAPTER IX.
Work and Play. 54

CHAPTER X.
Varieties. 62

CHAPTER XI.
What was Found in the School-Desk. 74

CHAPTER XII.
In the Chapel. 88

CHAPTER XIII.
Talking over the Mystery. 95

CHAPTER XIV.
"Sent to Coventry." 102

CHAPTER XV.
About Some People who Thought no Evil. 107

CHAPTER XVI.
"An Enemy Hath Done This." 114

CHAPTER XVII.
"The Sweets are Poisoned." 123

CHAPTER XVIII.
In the Hammock. 129

CHAPTER XIX.
Cup and Ball. 136

CHAPTER XX.
In the South Parlor. 143

CHAPTER XXI.
Stealing Hearts. 151

CHAPTER XXII.
In Burn Castle Wood. 155

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