Mary Ware the Little Colonel's Chum

Mary Ware the Little Colonel's Chum is a children's book written by Annie Fellows Johnston. It is a part of the Little Colonel series and was first published in 1908. The story revolves around Mary Ware, who is the best friend of the Little Colonel, a character from the previous books in the series. Mary is a kind and intelligent girl who is loved by everyone in her community.The book follows Mary's adventures as she spends her summer vacation at a beach resort with her family and friends. She meets new people, including a young boy named Jack, who is in a wheelchair. Mary befriends Jack and helps him overcome his insecurities and enjoy his vacation. She also helps a young girl named Betty, who is struggling with her studies, by tutoring her and encouraging her to work hard.Throughout the book, Mary displays her kind and caring nature, and her willingness to help others. She also learns important life lessons about friendship, perseverance, and the importance of family. The book is filled with heartwarming moments and is a great read for children who enjoy stories about friendship and adventure.1908. Annie Fellows Johnston was a celebrated author of children's and juvenile fiction. She is best known for the Little Colonel series, a semi- biographical opus of 13 novels dealing with the aristocracy of old Kentucky, particularly the story of a young girl, who came to be known as the little Colonel because of her bully mannerisms. This is the ninth book in the Little Colonel Stories. In this volume, which covers one year, Mary Ware takes up the story and fills in some of the voids left in the previous book. The is September, the same September that Betty went away to Warwick Hall to teach and Louis began to prepare for her debut in Louisville. Contents: Mary Enters Warwick; The King's Call; Room-Mates; Aye, There's the Rub!; A Fad and a Christmas Fund; Jack's Watch-fob; In Joyce's Studio; Christmas Day at Eugenia's; The Bride-Cake Shilling Comes to Light; Her Seventeenth Birthday; Trouble for Everybody; The Good-Bye Gate; The Jester's Sword; Back at Lone-Rock; and Keeping Tryst. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.