Porter, Eleanor H: The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch. v1. 14 May 2014
 

Eleanor H Porter: (1868 - 1920) born in Littleton, New Hampshire, Eleanor Hodgman was trained as a singer but later turned to writing. In 1892, she married John Lyman Porter and moved to Massachusetts. Porter mainly wrote children's literature.

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“For pity’s sake, Mary, what is this I hear?” she demanded. “Edith insists that her cousin, Cordelia, is going to Texas next week—to Texas!—Cordelia!”