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Aunt Jane's Nieces at MillvilleL. Frank Baum

Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville

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Original author: L. Frank Baum

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"Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville" by L. Frank Baum is a young adult novel published in 1908. When Uncle John Merrick acquires a remote farm in upstate New York through a defaulted loan, he whisks his three nieces away for a summer escape. The cousins soon become intrigued by mysterious disappearances involving the previous owner's family—a reclusive sea captain and his inventor son. As the girls play detective in their bucolic surroundings, they discover that small-town life holds more secrets than expected.

Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville, by L. Frank Baum. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #10359.

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25 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: Uncle John's Farm1,803 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: The Agent1,001 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: Millville Hears Exciting News3,285 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Ethel Makes Preparation2,251 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: The Arrival of the Nabobs2,768 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: Peggy Presents His Bill2,143 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Louise Scents a Mystery1,312 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: The Little School-Ma'am2,132 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: The Lives of the Saints1,894 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: The Mystery Deepens2,182 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Three Amateur Detectives2,159 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: The Baiting of Peggy M'nutt1,796 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: Bob West, Hardware Dealer1,184 words
  1. 14.Chapter XIV: The Major Is Puzzled1,394 words
  2. 15.Chapter XV: The Man in Hiding1,907 words
  3. 16.Chapter XVI: A Matter of Speculation1,911 words
  4. 17.Chapter XVII: Joe Tells of "the Great Trouble."2,108 words
  5. 18.Chapter XVIII: The Locked Cupboard2,281 words
  6. 19.Chapter XIX: The Court'n of Skim Clark1,441 words
  7. 20.Chapter XX: A Lost Cause1,748 words
  8. 21.Chapter XXI: The Trap Is Set2,277 words
  9. 22.Chapter XXII: Caught1,216 words
  10. 23.Chapter XXIII: Mr. West Explains1,449 words
  11. 24.Chapter XXIV: Peggy Has Revenge2,257 words
  12. 25.Chapter XXV: Good News at Last1,670 words