Little Maid Marian

Marian is a little girl who stays at her grandparents for winter holidays. She had never been allowed to have a Christmas tree since her grandparents did not approve of such things. This Christmas, Marian is determined to get her tree and she is ready to do whatever it takes.

Amy Ella Blanchard (1854-1926) was an American writer of children's literature. Her first poem was published when she was 16 years old in a Salem newspaper, but it was not until 1893 that she obtained her first success with her stories. Blanchard was a lifelong companion of her artist collaborator Ida Waugh. They lived together in Philadelphia and New York City, their homes a gathering place for authors. In 1906 Blanchard moved to Washington, D.C. where she became a popular writer of girls' books.