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Step into a world where a warm welcome, a lively party and a new friend make everyday life an adventure.
In Carolyn Wells's Patty's Friends, Patty Fairfield is quick to laugh, quick to help and quick to make friends. This bright, good-natured American girl moves through a comfortable social world where companionship matters. The pleasure lies in meeting the people around her and seeing what they mean to one another.
Parties, outings, dances and visits give Patty and her companions plenty of reasons to gather. They arrange entertainments, welcome guests and find themselves in everyday scrapes. Wells keeps the excitement gentle, with a friendly voice, short scenes and plenty of conversation. Loyalty and kindness give this cheerful social story its heart.
What you’ll discover
- A warm-hearted heroine Meet Patty, whose ready laughter and willingness to help make her easy to like.
- Friendship at the center Discover a story that finds its interest in companionship and the people gathered around Patty.
- A lively social world Join young people for parties, dances and visits filled with conversation and shared plans.
- Humor with a gentle touch Enjoy Wells's jokes and playful turns of phrase without the edge of sharp conflict.
- Room for small adventures Settle into everyday scrapes and gentle excitement, where the pleasures remain light and sociable.
Who will love it
You will love this book if you enjoy cheerful heroines, English country houses, afternoon teas, riddles and ciphers, and a gentle treasure hunt with a warm circle of friends.
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The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A bright American girl charms London
- A lady in white offers a rose
- Patty confronts the stern Sir Otho
- A borrowed gown at Herenden Hall
- A silly agreement and a bold visit
- A visit to Cromarty Manor begins
- The story of Uncle Marmaduke's money
- Clues, croquet and a proud refusal
- What the story is really about
- How the story is told
Who’s who
- Patty FairfieldA cheerful, quick-witted American girl of almost eighteen who loves puzzles, parties and people, and cannot bear to see a friend unhappy.
- Lady Hamilton (Kitty)A beautiful young widow in white, lonely at the Savoy, who longs to be reconciled with her father but is too proud to ask.
- Sir Otho MarklehamKitty's stern, stubborn father, a sitting politician in Parliament, who hides a wish for peace under a hard exterior.
- Mabel HartleyPatty's large, gentle English friend, who loves Cromarty Manor and fears that her family may lose it.
- Sinclair HartleyThe serious eldest Hartley son, a law student who loves games and tells the family mystery with dry humor.
- Bob HartleySinclair's merry younger brother, home from college, who teases Patty, loves the old house and has dug for treasure for years.
- Mrs. Cromarty (Grandy)The dignified grandmother of the Hartley children, who has lived at Cromarty Manor for decades and has little hope of the missing fortune.
- Tom MeredithA jolly neighbor with a wicked gift for comic verses, who is soon fond of Patty and hopes she will stay.
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Pattys Freunde
by Carolyn Wells · 1908
Patty Fairfield, almost eighteen, mends one family feud in London and hunts a hidden fortune in the English country.
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A bright American girl charms London
The book opens in April at the Savoy Hotel in London. Patty Fairfield lives there with her father and her young stepmother Nan, who is more like an older sister than a parent. Mr. Fairfield chose a hotel over a rented house so that Nan would not have to keep house on her holiday. Patty is so full of enthusiasm that she wishes she were twins, so she could attend two afternoon invitations at once. She settles on a musicale at Mrs. Hastings's home.
Patty finds English habits funny and says so cheerfully. She laughs that Londoners believe American ladies go to market wearing diamonds. She is just as amused that London ladies shop on Bond Street in trailing pink chiffon. Yet she loves the city and its kind hostesses. English girls of her age are kept more secluded, so she feels set back two or three years, but she shrugs it off. Her taste in clothes is so sure that Nan now asks her advice about fabrics.
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What is Patty's Friends about?
It follows Patty Fairfield, a cheerful American girl, in England. She reunites a lonely lady with her stern father in London, then stays at a country manor where she helps a family hunt for a hidden fortune.
Who is Lady Hamilton in Patty's Friends?
Lady Hamilton, called Kitty, is a beautiful young widow who lives at the Savoy and wears white. Her father Sir Otho Markleham disowned her years ago, and Patty wants to bring them back together.
What is the Cromarty fortune?
It is the money Uncle Marmaduke Cromarty brought from India and hid before his death. He left only odd rhymes about firs, oaks, a bedhead and an angry griffin, and the family has searched for decades.
The author
Carolyn Wells
1862–1942 · American humorist and mystery writer
Carolyn Wells (1862–1942) was an American writer born in Rahway, New Jersey. She later lived in New York City, where she died. She wrote poetry, humor, children's books, and mystery novels. Her works include the Patty and Marjorie series, The Clue (1909), and The Gold Bag (1911).
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