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Download or read book Aunt Jane s Nieces and Uncle John Book 3 Large Print written by L. Frank Baum and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-02-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major Gregory Doyle paced nervously up and down the floor of the cosy sitting room. "Something's surely happened to our Patsy!" he exclaimed. A little man with a calm face and a bald head, who was seated near the fire, continued to read his newspaper and paid no attention to the outburst. "Something has happened to Patsy!" repeated the Major, "Patsy" meaning his own and only daughter Patricia. "Something is always happening to everyone," said the little man, turning his paper indifferently. "Something is happening to me, for I can't find the rest of this article. Something is happening to you, for you're losing your temper."

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Download or read book Aunt Jane s Nieces Series 1 5 Omnibus written by L. Frank Baum and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-02-13 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: Book 1 Aunt Jane's Nieces Book 2 Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad Book 3 Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John Book 4 Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville Book 5 Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work

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Download or read book Aunt Jane s Nieces at Work written by Edith Van Dyne and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aunt Jane's nieces go to work campaigning for their cousin who is running for Congress against a powerful incumbent, and solve a mystery along the way.

Download or read book Aunt Jane s Nieces at Millville Book 4 Large Print written by L. Frank Baum and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-02-13 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How did I happen to own a farm?" asked Uncle John, interrupting his soup long enough to fix an inquiring glance upon Major Doyle, who sat opposite. "By virtue of circumstance, my dear sir," replied the Major, composedly. "It's a part of my duty, in attending to those affairs you won't look afther yourself, to lend certain sums of your money to needy and ambitious young men who want a start in life." "Oh, Uncle! Do you do that?" exclaimed Miss Patricia Doyle, who sat between her uncle and father and kept an active eye upon both. "So the Major says," answered Uncle John, dryly. "And it's true," asserted the other. "He's assisted three or four score young men to start in business in the last year, to my certain knowledge, by lending them sums ranging from one to three thousand dollars. And it's the most wasteful and extravagant charity I ever heard of."

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