Front matter
Reading edition
By Anna Fuller A Literary Courtship A Venetian June Peak and Prairie Pratt Portraits Later Pratt Portraits One of the Pilgrims Katherine Day A Bookful of Girls
The Thunderhead Lady By Anna Fuller and Brian Read
“Suddenly a new sound reached her ear.”
A Bookful of Girls
By
Anna Fuller
Author of “Pratt Portraits,” “Katherine Day,” etc.
Illustrated
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
New York and London
The Knickerbocker Press
Copyright, 1905 BY ANNA FULLER The Knickerbocker Press, New York
TO S. E. R. THE YOUNGEST OF ALL MY FRIENDS
CONTENTS
PAGE
Blythe Halliday’s Voyage 1
Artful Madge 63
The Ideas of Polly 129
Nannie’s Theatre Party 194
Olivia’s Sun-Dial 216
Bagging a Grandfather 238
ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE
“Suddenly a new sound reached her ear.” Frontispiece
“Eleanor’s eyes had wandered to the high, broad north window.” 80
“Mufty hastily established himself across her shoulder.” 142
“All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.” 201
“Please ma’am, will ye gimme a bowkay?” 227
“‘Good afternoon, Grandfather,’ was the apparition’s cheerful greeting.” 255