Carolyn Wells 
Marjorie in Command 

In 'Marjorie in Command’ Marjorie’s parents have decided to take a holiday together, just the two of them. Marjorie’s mother arranges that her friend Miss Larkin will come and take care of Marjorie and her brother and sisters while they are away. Unused to children and their mischievous ways, the boisterous siblings and Miss Larkin do not always get on. The Maynard children mean well however and there is always a happy ending. A charming Carolyn Wells children’s story from a bygone era.-