The Hillside Children (1878)

""The Hillside Children"" is a novel written by Agnes Giberne and first published in 1878. The story is set in a small English village and follows the lives of a group of children who live on the hillside. The main characters are siblings, Dick and Dolly, who are orphaned and taken in by their uncle and aunt. The children are poor but happy, and they spend their days exploring the countryside, making friends with the local animals and getting into all sorts of adventures. However, their idyllic life is threatened when a wealthy landowner decides to build a quarry on the hillside, which will destroy the children's home and the natural habitat of the animals they love. The children must band together with their friends and come up with a plan to save their beloved hillside. ""The Hillside Children"" is a heartwarming story about the power of friendship, the importance of nature, and the resilience of children in the face of adversity.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.