Red-Robin: A Tale of Love, Class, and Self-Discovery in 19th Century England

by Jane D. Abbott

Robin Forsythe becomes heir to the Forsythe fortune and goes to live at Grey Manor. At first she is very lonely, but soon finds a playmate. They have wonderful times together, playing and motoring about the country.

251 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 1922

About the author

Jane Ludlow Drake Abbott (1879-1962) was an American author who began her career writing for adolescent girls, and went on to write adult romance. Born in Buffalo, New York, to a family involved in the shipbuilding industry of the Great Lakes region, she was educated at Cornell University, and married Buffalo attorney Frank A. Abbott. Most of her twenty juvenile titles were published under the name Jane D. Abbott, although a few were released under the name Jane Abbott. Her adult titles were all released under the name Jane Abbott.

Reviews

[Little Red Readinghood · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of my grandmother's favorite authors when she was young. As she was born sometime in the 1880's this is an enjoyable old-fashioned book.