Elijah Warren is given guardianship of his brother’s children after their father dies, leaving them immense wealth but not concept of real life. Using tough love, Cap’n Warren sets about teaching these spoiled near-adults how to live in a wise and sensible way.
I purchased this book as a musty antique shop in North Carolina for about $4. It's marvelous. I enjoyed the story, the characters, the plot and the setting. Written in 1911, it's so rare to read a book set in the same time it was written from so long ago. Yes, the story is a bit saccharine and all turns out well in the end - the hero gets the girl, the villain is vanquished, everyone is happy. But, that's why I enjoyed about this book. I liked it and I recommend it - in particular for the Downtown Abbey set. Read what those girls might have read! ( )