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"The story ""The Third Miss St. Quentin"" turned into written by Mrs. Molesworth, a famous English writer who become exceptional acknowledged for writing children's books within the past due 1800s and early 1900s. The story is about the St. Quentin own family, with Miss Millicent St. Quentin, the 1/3 daughter, as the principle character. Setting the tale in Victorian instances, the story is informed in opposition to the setting of social norms and family relationships. As the third daughter, Miss Millicent, who's affectionately referred to as ""Miss Milly,"" has to address the tough conditions that include being the older sister and the younger sisters' pampering. In Victorian society, the book appears at issues of identity, independence, and the way ladies' roles trade over the years. The tale is a tapestry of coming-of-age moments, relationships, and self-discovery as Miss Milly meets many people and reviews. Mrs. Molesworth's story is understood for its sharp observations of people and the subtleties of circle of relative's interactions. ""The Third Miss St. Quentin"" is an awesome mix of observing society and telling a tale about a man or a lady. It suggests how right Mrs. Molesworth is at writing tales that readers of every age can relate to."

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"Mary Louisa Molesworth, née Stewart (29 May 1839 - 20 January 1921) was an English children's story writer who published under the pen name Mrs Molesworth. Her early adult novels, Lover and Husband (1869) to Cicely (1874), were published under the pen name Ennis Graham. Her name is sometimes spelled M. L. S. Molesworth. She was born in Rotterdam, the daughter of wealthy trader Charles Augustus Stewart (1809-1873) and his wife Agnes Janet Wilson (1810-1883). Mary was the youngest of four siblings. She was schooled in the United Kingdom and Switzerland, and spent much of her childhood in Manchester. She married Major R. Molesworth, nephew of Viscount Molesworth, in 1861; they divorced in 1879. She spent the first few years of her marriage in Tabley Grange, near Knutsford in Cheshire, which she rented from George, 2nd Lord de Tabley. Mrs. Molesworth is best known for her children's stories, including Tell Me a Story (1875), Carrots (1876), The Cuckoo Clock (1877), The Tapestry Room (1879), and A Christmas Child (1880). She's been dubbed ""the Jane Austen of the nursery,"" and The Carved Lions (1895) is considered ""her masterpiece."" According to Roger Lancelyn Green."

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