This charming collection of stories from Juliana Horatia Ewing, an acclaimed writer of fiction for younger audiences, will delight readers in any age group. The title novella, "Mary's Meadow," centers on a family embroiled in a dispute over a tract of land separating their property from the neighbor's. Although the meadow is a worthless nuisance in the eyes of the adults, it's a fantastical wonderland in the imaginations of thirteen-year-old Mary and her troop of younger siblings.

"Mary's Meadow, and Other Tales of Fields and Flowers" by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing is a collection of tales that take the drama and intrigue of everyday life and weave them into heartwarming stories for audiences of all ages. This volume contains: Mary's Meadow, Letters from a Little Garden, Garden Lore, Sunflowers and a Rushlight, Dandelion Clocks, The Trinity Flower, and Ladders to Heaven.

Reproduction of the original: Mary ́s Meadow by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

Reproduction of the original: Mary ́s Meadow by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

This collection of short stories first published in 1886 by the prolific author of children's stories. Her tales have hardly been excelled in sympathetic insight into child life, still enjoy undiminished popularity.