Physical description

Tan coloured floral fabric hardcover novel, Mildred's Boys and Girls by Martha Finley (Martha Farquharson) with black lettering for title and author. Spine has title, author and publisher in black lettering and a coloured flower.

Publication type

fiction

Inscriptions & markings

Methodist Sabbath School Wandin Yallock 491 mks. Awarded to Gwen Quayle for 2nd Prize of class. W.J. Sebire Supt. Ada Gaudion Sec.30-3-1924

Summary

A family story of Mildred's life with her children and husband set in the time of the Civil War in America. The Landreths harbour a family of fugitive slaves and fear the possibility of sending fathers, sons brothers and cousins off to fight. Strong religious themes throughout.