A Very Naughty Girl

"A Very Naughty Girl" by L. T. Meade is a late 19th-century story set in Wynford Castle, showing the lives of Audrey Wynford and her cousin Evelyn, who comes from Tasmania to inherit the castle. The story looks at ideas like social class and how children see the world, along with how old traditions and new ideas clash. The story starts with Audrey being annoyed by her family's tradition of having a New Year's open house, which brings all kinds of people. She is worried about her cousin Evelyn coming, since she's the one who will get Wynford Castle. As the story goes on, Evelyn's arrival causes both excitement and worry. The first parts of the novel, told from both girls' points of view, show how Audrey dislikes the traditions and is suspicious of Sylvia Leeson, a strange town girl who becomes Evelyn’s friend. The differences between Audrey's fancy upbringing and Evelyn's more relaxed way of life hint at conflicts that will probably happen as the story continues.