"The New Mistress- A Tale" from George Manville Fenn. English novelist, journalist, editor and educationalist (1831-1909).

Vols. 1898- include a directory of publishers.

"The New Mistress" is a romance novel set in a small English town. Mrs. Thorne, a recent widow, and her children mourn the death of a dearly cherished husband and father. But there is more bad news to come. Due to her husband's business speculation, the family is financially ruined. Now the eldest daughter Hazel has to take charge due to her mother's poor health and they move to a small town where she is to take up a job as a school mistress. But in the forced move, there is divine providence...