The Little Colonel's Knight Come Riding

A young girl named Lloyd Sherman dreams of adventure and romance in the Kentucky hills. She finds herself caught up in a series of exciting events, including a midnight ride and a rescue mission, as she becomes embroiled in a rivalry between two men vying for her affections. Through it all, Lloyd learns valuable lessons about courage, loyalty, and the importance of following one's heart.

By Annie Fellows Johnston · First published 1905 · Genre: Children's Literature, Historical Fiction, Adventure · 15 chapters · 79,035 words

First lines

IT was a June morning in Kentucky. The doctor's nephew coming at a gallop down the pike into Lloydsboro Valley, reined his horse to a walk as he reached the railroad crossing, and leaning forward in his saddle, hesitated a moment between the two roads.

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: Annie Fellows Johnston
• Date: 1905 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Children's Literature, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Romance
• Length: 79,035 words
• Structure: 15 chapters, 1,038 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Genres

• Children's Literature — The book features a child protagonist and the subject matter is generally oriented towards a younger audience.
• Historical Fiction — The book is set in the past and includes details historical details of that time period.
• Adventure — Various plot elements and the theme of exploration and discovery label it as an Adventure genre.
• Romance — Elements of romantic love are sprinkled throughout the narrative.

Tags

children's book · young adult fiction · historical fiction · Kentucky setting · frontier life · Indian raids · family drama · romance · adventure · coming of age · historical figures · Civil War

Contents

• THE HANGING OF THE MIRROR
• BED-TIME CONFIDENCES
• A KNIGHT COMES RIDING
• BETTY'S NOVEL
• A CAMERA HELPS
• "GARDEN FANCIES"
• SPANISH LESSONS
• "SHADOWS OF THE WORLD APPEAR"
• MORE SHADOWS
• BY THE SILVER YARD-STICK
• THE END OF SEVERAL THINGS
• SIX MONTHS LATER
• THE MIRACLE OF BLOSSOMING
• THE ROYAL MANTLE
• "AS IT WAS WRITTEN IN THE STARS" AND BETTY'S DIARY

More by Annie Fellows Johnston

• Mildred's Inheritance; Just Her Way; Ann's Own Way (1906)
• The Quilt that Jack Built; How He Won the Bicycle (1904)
• The Legend of the Bleeding-heart (1907)
• Big Brother (1893)
• In the Desert of Waiting: The Legend of Camel-back Mountain (1904)
• Georgiana of the Rainbows (1920)
• The Little Colonel (1907)
• The Gate of the Giant Scissors (1920)
• All works by Annie Fellows Johnston