Lloyd Sherman, the Little Colonel, rides down the avenue of blossoming locusts to post invitations to a house party, and three girls arrive from different parts of the country to stay with her. Their summer at Locust brings an enchanted necklace, diaries, outings and lessons in kindness, with the household servant Mom Beck watching over them.
A favourite of generations of girl readers, though its picture of Black servants in old Kentucky is that of 1900. Download the free EPUB.