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Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl

L. T. Meade

The story is centered around Nora O'Shanaghgan, a spirited and beautiful Irish girl who grapples with her family's declining fortunes and the burdens of heritage, as they face a potential loss of their ancestral land.

"Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl" by L. T. Meade is a novel. The story is centered around Nora O'Shanaghgan, a spirited and beautiful Irish girl who grapples with her family's declining fortunes and the burdens of heritage, as they face a potential loss of their ancestral land.

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“You didn't see the masther going this way, miss?”

“What do you mean, Hannah? Father is never at home at this hour.”

“I thought maybe—” said Hannah. She spoke in a dubious voice, backing a little away.

Hannah was a small, squat woman, of a truly Irish type. Her nose was celestial, her mouth wide, her eyes dark, and sparkling with fun. She was dressed in a short, coarse serge petticoat, with what is called a bedgown over it; the bedgown was made of striped calico, yellow and red, and was tied in at the waist with a broad band of the same. Hannah's hair was strongly inclined to gray, and her humorous face was covered with a perfect network of wrinkles. She showed a gleam of snowy teeth now, as she looked full at the young girl whom she was addressing.

“Ah, then, Miss Nora,” she said, “it's I that am sorry for yez.”

Before Nora O'Shanaghgan could utter a word Hannah had turned on her heel.

“Come back, Hannah,” said Nora in an imperious voice.

“Presently, darlint; it's the childer I hear calling me. Coming, Mike asthore, coming.”

The squat little figure flew down a side walk which led to a paddock: beyond the paddock was a turnstile, and at the farther end of an adjacent field a cabin made of mud, with one tiny window and a thatched roof. Hannah was making for the cabin with rapid, waddling strides. Nora stood in the middle of the broad sweep which led up to the front door of the old house.

Contents

  1. 01Chapter I. — Nora.
  2. 02Chapter II. — “Some More of the Land Must Go.”
  3. 03Chapter III. — the Wild Murphys.
  4. 04Chapter IV. — the Invitation.
  5. 05Chapter V. — “I Am Ashamed of You.”
  6. 06Chapter VI. — the Cave of the Banshee.
  7. 07Chapter VII. — the Murphys.
  8. 08Chapter VIII. — the Squire's Trouble.
  9. 09Chapter IX. — Education and Other Things.
  10. 10Chapter X. — the Invitation.
  11. 11Chapter XI. — the Diamond Cross.
  12. 12Chapter XII. — a Feather-Bed House.
  13. 13Chapter XIII. — “There's Molly.”
  14. 14Chapter XIV. — Bits of Slang.
  15. 15Chapter XV. — Two Letters.
  16. 16Chapter XVI. — a Cheeky Irish Girl.
  17. 17Chapter XVII. — Two Descriptions.
  18. 18Chapter XVIII. — a Compact.
  19. 19Chapter XIX. — She Will Soon Tame Down.
  20. 20Chapter XX. — Stephanotie.
  21. 21Chapter XXI. — the Rose-Colored Dress.
  22. 22Chapter XXII. — Letters.
  23. 23Chapter XXIII. — the Box of Bon-Bons.
  24. 24Chapter XXIV. — the Telegram,
  25. 25Chapter XXV. — the Blow.
  26. 26Chapter XXVI. — Ten Pounds.
  27. 27Chapter XXVII. — Adventures—And Home Again.
  28. 28Chapter XXVIII. — the Wild Irish.
  29. 29Chapter XXIX. — Alterations.
  30. 30Chapter XXX. — the Lion in His Cage.
  31. 31Chapter XXXI. — Release of the Captive.
  32. 32Chapter XXXII. — Andy.
  33. 33Chapter XXXIII. — the Cabin on the Mountain.
  34. 34Chapter XXXIV. — a Daring Deed.
  35. 35Chapter XXXV. — the Cot Where He Was Born.
  36. 36Chapter XXXVI. — “I'm a Happy Man!”
  37. 37The End.

About this edition

Author
L. T. Meade
Language
English
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Introductory: no background needed
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
180 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers

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