Marguerite St. Juste was Irish on her mother's side, who was born of the Desmonds of Desmondstown in the County Kerry. Marguerite's father was a French Comte, whose grandfather had been one of the victims of the guillotine. Both her parents are dead and she is being brought up by an aunt and uncle. She wants to find out about the rest of her family and her adventures take her to Ireland and France. - Summary by Michele Eaton
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Chapter 01 The Child Who Won Hearts
17:05 - Chapter 2
Chapter 02 A Visit to Ireland
26:15 - Chapter 3
Chapter 03 An Irish Chieftain at Home
18:22 - Chapter 4
Chapter 04 Old Young People
29:07 - Chapter 5
Chapter 05 I'll Explain to Yourself
29:09 - Chapter 6
Chapter 06 M. Le Comte
17:50 - Chapter 7
Chapter 07 The Little Comtesse
16:56 - Chapter 8
Chapter 08 Brown Hats and Fans
17:48 - Chapter 9
Chapter 09 The English Girls at the School of La Princesse
30:17 - Chapter 10
Chapter 10 Thou Art Faithful and so are my Bees
29:19 - Chapter 11
Chapter 11 Thunder Storm
21:02 - Chapter 12
Chapter 12 Gem of the Ocean
23:58 - Chapter 13
Chapter 13 The Pines
25:05 - Chapter 14
Chapter 14 Starlight and Tilly
19:03 - Chapter 15
Chapter 15 I Cannot Talk Parley-vous
26:14 - Chapter 16
Chapter 16 The Fear of the Shillelagh
25:21 - Chapter 17
Chapter 17 If it Must Be, It Must
22:05 - Chapter 18
Chapter 18 The Green Hat
27:00 - Chapter 19
Chapter 19 The Cabinet de Beaute
20:46 - Chapter 20
Chapter 20 A Conspiracy
22:03 - Chapter 21
Chapter 21 The Palace of Truth
18:35 - Chapter 22
Chapter 22 It is Joyful to Behold Thee, My Pushkeen
09:04 - Chapter 23
Chapter 23 The Glorious Softness of Ireland
24:53 - Chapter 24
Chapter 24 A Pound a Day A Picture and a Wedding
24:40