“The stories are not yours, dear; they belong to all children,” said her mother, when Mary Frances emptied her story satchel, and told of her wonderful adventures among the Story People. “Let us make enough copies for them all.”

Punctuation has been standardized. Variations in hyphenation have been retained as published. Changes have been made as follows:

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Page 33 “Oh, yes,” exlaimed Mary Frances “Oh, yes,” exclaimed Mary Frances

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Page 130 balancing himself periously over balancing himself perilously over

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Page 195 the court was exceeding glad the court was exceedingly glad

Page 304 though a window through a window

Page 305 love to be like May, father, and love to be like May, Father, and

Page 316 You musn’t let them startle You mustn’t let them startle

End of Project Gutenberg's The Mary Frances Story Book, by Jane Eayre Fryer