Books in series
#1
A World of Girls
The Story of a School
1886
First published in 1886, this early school story tells of the boarding-school life of Hetty Thornton, a studious, proud girl, and her various associates, most notably: warm-hearted, mischievous, lazy Annie Forest, the favorite of the school, and Hester's enemy.
#2
Red Rose and Tiger Lily; or, In a Wider World
1894
Originally published in 1894, this delightful school-girl tale is a sequel to L.T. Meade's A World of Girls, and is set in the home of Hester and Nan Thornton, where Annie Forrest has come for a holiday visit. Mr. Lorimer, a neighbor in danger of losing his estate, comes into the story, as does Hester and Nan's father, Sir John Thorton.
Author
L.T. Meade
Author · 25 books
Mrs. L.T. Meade (Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Toulmin Smith), was a prolific children's author of Anglo Irish extraction. Born in 1844, Meade was the eldest daughter of a Protestant clergyman, whose church was in County Cork. Moving from Ireland to London as a young woman, after the death of her mother, she studied in the Reading Room of the British Museum in preparation for her intended career as a writer, before marrying Alfred Toulmin Smith in September 1879. The author of close to 300 books, Meade wrote in many genres, but is best known for her girls' school stories. She was one of the editors of the girls' magazine, Atalanta from 1887-93, and was active in women's issues. She died in 1914.
