Charlotte M. Yonge 
The Herd Boy and His Hermit 

Charlotte M. Yonge was one of the most prodigious novelists of the 19th century, and though many of her books have long since gone out of print, some of her works are still read around the world today, including
The Heir of Redclyffe
,  
Heartsease
 and 
The Daisy Chain.