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was far more creative and less structured, and, as a result, Tasha and the other children were largely left to their own devices. Tasha later referred to this unconventional atmosphere as “the best thing that ever happened to me.” The children spent much of their time performing scenes from
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visual or textual content often refers to traditions, artifacts or memories of the 19th century. Her books are highly valued possessions of an appreciative audience—one that has grown since she was first represented in the 1940s by the
Pennsylvania shop
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519:Robert Louis Stevenson
224:Drawn from New England
193:Webster, New Hampshire
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544:A Little Princess
532:The Secret Garden
446:A Tale for Easter
436:Pumpkin Moonshine
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