I remember borrowing these books from the public library when I was a kid. They were awesome books and there are 15 in the series so now as an adult I have been collecting them (I have one more to go - number 15). I decided to start reading them from the start again though so I began with book 1.
Eleven year-old Norah Linton lives on an isolated cattle station in Northern Victoria in the early 1900s. Having never known her Mother, she lives with her father and elder brother Jim. After introducing Norah and her life, A Little Bush Maid tells the story of Jim’s return from his first term at boarding school in Melbourne. Jim brings along two mates, Wally and Harry, and the four youngsters enjoy the Easter holidays together. They entertain themselves riding horses, going on picnics and running a menagerie race in the home paddock. They also cheerfully take care of their pets and various jobs around the station. Whilst out fishing they stumble across a hermit who they befriend without telling their father. A few unexpected twists and the hermit’s identity is revealed at the end of the book. This also continues into book 2.
It is just one of those magical series that makes you see how life really was back then. Yes there is racism etc. but this was how it was at the time (book was first published in 1910). Just a wonderful glimpse into the past to see how Australia and life on the land developed. It will probably take me 15 years to read them all!
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