- First published
- 1916
- Pages
- 241Digital edition
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- 6 of 10
A little about the story
When Marcellus Hall dies on Cape Cod, his little stepdaughter Mary Augusta, known to everyone as Mary-'Gusta, is left in the care of two bachelor shopkeepers, Captain Shadrach Gould and Zoeth Hamilton. They have no idea how to raise a girl, but they are determined to do their best.
Joseph C. Lincoln writes about Cape Cod life with great affection and humour, and this is one of his warmest books, following Mary-'Gusta from childhood to young womanhood.
Things You May Not Know About Mary-'Gusta
- Set in Ostable, Lincoln's fictional Cape Cod town.
- Two unlikely guardians. Captain Shad and Zoeth keep a general store together and have never looked after a child.
- By a beloved regional writer. Lincoln wrote more than forty novels about Cape Cod.
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Part of Freebookia's children's classics collection, added November 2026.
