Monsieur Maurice

This is one of the first novels written by an English novelist, journalist and traveler Amelia B. Edwards. The main character of Monsieur Maurice is a nine-year-old girl whose name is Gretchen. She lives in Germany and has a nice, cozy and quiet life. Her father served earlier as a steward and has recently retired from his post. One day he gets an important task to supervise a Frenchman Monsieur Maurice, a very mysterious person. He turns out to be a real gentleman and he becomes good friends wi