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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![A Little Girl in Old Boston](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnpbh0xn6hw2twsvpjprknf/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20261019%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261019T211120Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=a652a0e2799232b198b94fb89ca0eb0f349c05bc1857700eb47bf39df96bb5ac) ## About this work A Little Girl in Old Boston by Amanda M. Douglas — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD BOSTON By AMANDA M. DOUGLAS A. L. BURT COMPANY Publishers New York Copyright, 1898, BY DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY. SALLIE BUFFUM: To you, who have been a little girl in later Boston, I inscribe this story of another little girl who lived almost a hundred years ago, and found life busy and pleasant and full of affection, as I hope it will prove to you. Amanda M. Douglas. Newark, N. J., 1898. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. Doris CHAPTER II. In a New Home CHAPTER III. Aunt Priscilla CHAPTER IV. Out to Tea CHAPTER V. A Morning at School CHAPTER VI. A Birthday Party CHAPTER VII. About a Gown CHAPTER VIII. Sinful or Not? CHAPTER IX. What Winter Brought CHAPTER X. Concerning Many Things CHAPTER XI. A Little Christmas CHAPTER XII. A Children's Party CHAPTER XIII. Various Opinions of Little Girls CHAPTER XIV. In the Spring CHAPTER XV. A Freedom Suit CHAPTER XVI. A Summer in Boston CHAPTER XVII. Another Girl CHAPTER XVIII. Winter and Sorrow CHAPTER XIX. The High Resolve of Youth CHAPTER XX. A Visitor for Doris CHAPTER XXI. Elizabeth and—Peace CHAPTER XXII. Cary Adams CHAPTER XXIII. The Cost of Womanhood CHAPTER XXIV. The Bloom of Life—Love Other Books Published by A. L. BURT COMPANY A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD BOSTON CHAPTER I DORIS "I do suppose she is a Papist! The French generally are," said Aunt Priscilla, drawing her brows in a delicate sort of frown, and sipping her tea with a spoon that had the London crown mark, and had been buried early in revolutionary times. "Why, there were all the Huguenots who emigrated from France for the sake of worshiping God in their own way rather than that of the Pope. We Puritans did not take all the free-will," declared Betty spiritedly. [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fa-little-girl-in-old-boston) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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