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This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Works of O. Douglas" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Novels: Olivia in India The Setons Penny Plain Ann and Her Mother Pink Sugar The Proper Place The Day of Small Things Priorsford Taken by the Hand Jane's Parlour The House That Is Our Own Unforgettable, Unforgotten – A Memoir
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Penny Plain is a novel by O. Douglas (pseudonym of Anna Buchan). This is a charming and warm tale of family, friendship and romance. The story takes place in a small Scottish town, just after WWI. The heroine of the book Jean Jardine, a Scottish girl raising her younger brothers on her own, is a young woman of high moral values and kind heart. Jardine family is poor and they had their deal of hardships, but their home is a house of joy, music and love of books, honouring the only treasure they own, their father's old library. Their everyday life is suddenly shaken when a mysterious stranger asks for their hospitality.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The House That Is Our Own" by Anna Masterton Buchan. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
The domestic chronicles of a minister's family that bears a remarkable resemblance to the Buchans themselves, Eliza for Common is set in Glasgow just after the Great War. As Eliza grows up she longs for beauty and excitement, and gradually emerges from the confines of being a daughter of the manse to find her own way in the world...
"Olivia in India" by O. Douglas Olivia in India follows the adventures of the titular character as she navigates the cities and countryside of India in the early 1900s. The entire book is written as a diary, where Olivia recounts the various events of the days and weeks. Her account is generally happy and reflective, although descriptions of the adversities native to travel prior to electricity or aircraft are eye-opening, as are the dialogues Olivia has with various people she encounters along her way. Colonialism, other cultures, and exotic landscapes are explored through the eyes of this brave and adventurous child.
Musaicum Books presents to you this meticulously edited O. Douglas collection. "Olivia in India" – Olivia, a young Scotswoman, takes a trip to India to visit her brother, who is a civil servant. Through her letters, we follow Olivia's ocean voyage to India, her stay in Calcutta, and her visits to outlying posts. "The Setons" is a tale of a Scottish clergyman and his family, cheerful and diligent in their faith. The heroine is Elizabeth Seton, clever and hard-working daughter of a Scottish minister whose happiness gets upset by the beginning of the Great War. Her loved ones go off to fight and Elizabeth faces the concerns about losing friends, while her father struggles to provide the suppo...
Includes material on "the Trailside Killer in San Francisco, the Atlanta child murderer, the Tylenol poisoner, the man who hunted prostitutes for sport in the woods of Alaska, and Seattle's Green River killer ..."
"The Setons" is a book by O. Douglas, that is the pen name of Scottish author Anna Buchan. This story takes vicinity inside the made-up Scottish city of Priorsford, that is a stunning putting for a heartwarming look at circle of relatives, network, and the energy of affection to exchange everything. The tale is ready the Seton own family, especially Jean, a young girl who's trying to find her very own happiness and address the issues of existence. As the characters address the challenges of residing in a small metropolis, O. Douglas skillfully crafts a story that feels actual and warm. Jean's journey receives snarled with the larger problems occurring in the Seton circle of relatives, displa...