The Little Colonel's Holidays

Name: The Little Colonel's Holidays
Author: Annie Fellows Johnston

The story follows the adventures of a young girl named Lloyd Sherman during her summer holidays in the mountains of Kentucky. Lloyd, known as "The Little Colonel," is a spunky and independent child who learns valuable lessons about life, love, and loss. Along with her friends and family, Lloyd experiences the joys and challenges of growing up in the early 20th century.

By Annie Fellows Johnston · First published 1905 · Genre: Children's Literature, Adventure, Historical Fiction · 16 chapters · 66,119 words

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ONCE upon a time, so the story goes (you may read it for yourself in the dear old tales of Hans Christian Andersen), there was a prince who disguised himself as a swineherd. It was to gain admittance to a beautiful princess that he thus came in disguise to her father's palace, and to attract her attention he made a magic caldron, hung around with strings of silver bells. Whenever the water in the caldron boiled and bubbled, the bells rang a little tune to remind her of him.

"Oh, thou dear Augustine, All is lost and gone,"

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Work type: Novel
Author: Annie Fellows Johnston
Date: 1905 CE
Language: English
Genres: Children's Literature, Adventure, Historical Fiction
Length: 66,119 words
Structure: 16 chapters, 768 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Children's Literature — The book features a young protagonist in adventures and fits into the typical late 19th-century children's literature.
Adventure — The story revolves around the adventures of a young girl called 'The Little Colonel' during her holidays.
Historical Fiction — The book is set in the South after the American Civil War, depicting the environment and societal changes of that time.