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Nobody's GirlHector Malot

Nobody's Girl

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Original author: Hector Malot

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"Nobody's Girl" by Hector Malot is a novel published in 1893. Thirteen-year-old Perrine arrives in Paris with her ill mother, possessing almost nothing but a donkey and a cart. When her mother dies, Perrine becomes an orphan and journeys to Maraucourt to find her relatives. Hiding her true identity under a false name, she seeks work at the local factories owned by the wealthy Mr. Vulfran Paindavoine. As Perrine grows closer to this man, a secret connection between them waits to be revealed.

Nobody's Girl, by Hector Malot. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #27690.

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33 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter276 words
  2. 2.Introduction212 words
  3. 3.Chapter I: Perrine and Palikare4,181 words
  4. 4.Chapter II: Grain-Of-Salt Is Kind4,766 words
  5. 5.Chapter III: "poor Little Girl"1,376 words
  6. 6.Chapter IV: A Hard Road to Travel2,758 words
  7. 7.Chapter V: Storms and Fears3,299 words
  8. 8.Chapter VI: The Rescue1,120 words
  9. 9.Chapter VII: Maraucourt at Last1,775 words
  10. 10.Chapter VIII: Grandfather Vulfran1,769 words
  11. 11.Chapter IX: One Sleepless Night3,471 words
  12. 12.Chapter X: The Hut on the Island1,106 words
  13. 13.Chapter XI: Work in the Factory3,086 words
  14. 14.Chapter XII: New Shoes1,310 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIII: Strange Housekeeping3,138 words
  16. 16.Chapter XIV: A Banquet in the Hut1,746 words
  17. 17.Chapter XV: Aurelie's Chance1,970 words
  1. 18.Chapter XVI: Grandfather's Interpreter1,768 words
  2. 19.Chapter XVII: Hard Questions1,976 words
  3. 20.Chapter XVIII: Secretary to M. Vulfran2,300 words
  4. 21.Chapter XIX: Suspicion and Confidence2,737 words
  5. 22.Chapter XX: The Schemers2,559 words
  6. 23.Chapter XXI: Letters From Dacca2,031 words
  7. 24.Chapter XXII: A Cable to Dacca2,493 words
  8. 25.Chapter XXIII: Grandfather's Companion2,258 words
  9. 26.Chapter XXIV: Getting an Education2,852 words
  10. 27.Chapter XXV: Meddling Relatives2,020 words
  11. 28.Chapter XXVI: Painful Arguments1,789 words
  12. 29.Chapter XXVII: The Blind Man's Grief1,565 words
  13. 30.Chapter XXVIII: An Unrespected Funeral1,458 words
  14. 31.Chapter XXIX: The Angel of Reform2,299 words
  15. 32.Chapter XXX: Grandfather Finds Perrine1,132 words
  16. 33.Chapter XXXI: The Grateful People2,803 words