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Renowned children's author Juliana Horatia Ewing got her start in the field by submitting short stories to magazines. When she and her husband, a military officer, were transferred to a post in New Brunswick, Ewing parlayed her solitude in her new surroundings into an opportunity to finish her first full-length collection. "Mrs. Overtheway" is the nickname bestowed upon a loquacious neighbor lady by the young orphan Ida, who loves to hear Mrs.
...This charming collection of stories from Juliana Horatia Ewing, an acclaimed writer of fiction for younger audiences, will delight readers in any age group. The title novella, "Mary's Meadow," centers on a family embroiled in a dispute over a tract of land separating their property from the neighbor's. Although the meadow is a worthless nuisance in the eyes of the adults, it's a fantastical wonderland in the imaginations of thirteen-year-old Mary
...Set sail for adventure in this action-packed story from beloved children's author Juliana Horatia Ewing. Bored with his lot in life and with his imagination stoked by the adventure novels he loves to read, young protagonist Jack stows away on a ship bound for Canada. But it turns out the harsh reality of life on the sea is more than he had bargained for. Will he ever find his way back home?
Readers will be swept away by this imaginative tale from Juliana Horatia Ewing, a famed writer of short stories, novels and poems geared for younger audiences. Young hero Jan is raised on a humble farm and grows up to be a hard-working, considerate, and talented young man. But when a secret about his true origins is revealed, Jan's whole world is turned upside-down.
Although Juliana Horatia Ewing certainly was not the first writer to pen tales specifically for younger audiences, critics regard her as one of the first to set aside the strong emphasis on morals and lessons that had long characterized the genre and focus more on developing realistic portraits of children that might ring true to her readers. This delightful collection of tales was her first published work.