The hole in the wall

by Gillian Avery

Eight short stories written in the nineteenth century: The Hole in the Wall, by A. Keary; The Old Story of Mrs. Howard, by Mrs. Sherwood; The Stolen Child, by Mrs. Sherwood; A Puzzle for a Curious Girl, by Anonymous; Waste Not, Want Not, or Two Strings to Your Bow, by M. Edgeworth; The Grandmother's Shoe, by J. Ingelow; The Little Rick-burners, by C. Yonge; and Snap-dragons: a Tale of Christmas Eve, by J. H. Ewing.