Melody (Illustrated Pocket Paperback)

Melody is the sweet tale of a 12-year-old blind girl, set in 19th-century New England. Originally published in 1893, it is the first of Laura E. Richards' “Melody” series, the rest of which are Marie (1894), “Bethesda Pool” (1895), and Rosin the Beau (1898). The Milwaukee Sentinel said of Melody: “The quaintly pretty, touching, old-fashioned story is told with perfect grace; the few persons who belong to it are touched in with distinctness and with sympathy.” This edition, with original illustrations by Frank T. Merrill, was adapted from 19th-century print versions in the public domain, and edited to more closely conform to modern American spelling and punctuation. Its layout and type have been designed for ease of reading for both adults and children.