Ebook27 pages9 minutes
The Little Orphan Girl: Wordsworth Shorts, #32
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
Peggy was coming to terms with living in an orphanage in the run up to Christmas. A thoughtful tale.
This is a SHORT STORY.
Author
Diane Wordsworth
Diane Wordsworth was born and bred in Solihull in the West Midlands when it was still Warwickshire. She started to write for magazines in 1985 and became a full-time freelance photojournalist in 1996. In 1998 she became sub-editor for several education trade magazines and started to edit classroom resources, textbooks and non-fiction books. In 2004 Diane moved from the Midlands to South Yorkshire where she edited an in-house magazine for an international steel company for six years. She still edits and writes on a freelance basis.
Read more from Diane Wordsworth
Related to The Little Orphan Girl
Titles in the series (22)
Pancake Race: Wordsworth Shorts, #13 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsArriverderci Roma: Wordsworth Shorts, #16 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlexandra's Ragtag Band: Wordsworth Shorts, #12 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Complete Angler: Wordsworth Shorts, #11 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGoing, Going, Gone: Wordsworth Shorts, #14 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Phoenix Lights: Wordsworth Shorts, #15 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Easter Egg Hunt: Wordsworth Shorts, #18 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Stranger At Eight: Wordsworth Shorts, #19 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIt Wasn't Me: Wordsworth Shorts, #17 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAround the Maypole: Wordsworth Shorts, #20 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAfter the Storm: Wordsworth Shorts, #22 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShaking the Tree: Wordsworth Shorts, #27 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Battle of Killicrankie: Wordsworth Shorts, #23 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSunnymead Farm: Wordsworth Shorts, #24 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBurn: Wordsworth Shorts, #25 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWedding of the Year: Wordsworth Shorts, #21 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThat's What Friends Are For: Wordsworth Shorts, #26 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCrime Doesn't Pay: Wordsworth Shorts, #29 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlind Date: Wordsworth Shorts, #28 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Bonfire Party: Wordsworth Shorts, #31 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTrick or Treat: Wordsworth Shorts, #30 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Little Orphan Girl: Wordsworth Shorts, #32 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related ebooks
The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks; Or, The House of the Open Door Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsQueen Bee: A brand new addictive psychological thriller from the author of The Bridesmaid Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5And Nothing But The Truth Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hide Her Name Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSleeping Alone: Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNeverland in Shadow: Peter, Wendy, Hook - Reimagined Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Fanfare of Life: A Collection of Short Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Sister's Promise: The heartbreaking read from Caroline Finnerty Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Run to Him Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Chalk Princess Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTime to Blow out the Lamp Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Elevator Ghost Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Blood Sisters: Can a pledge made for life endure beyond death? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUndine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Camp Fire Girls at School; Or, The Wohelo Weavers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFate Twister: The Strange Story Of Wayne Gamm Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKrayter: Fated Mate Alien Romance Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dingle All The Way Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWelcome to Aiken's Corner ...and other STEAM stories. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe House Around the Corner: Harbor Hills, #3 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Covid, Mayhem and Murder: A Headhunters Christmas Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Woman in the Trees Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Girls in Navy Blue: A Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnsettled Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Souvenir Museum: Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Guarded Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAll Hollows Eve Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Golden Girls' Getaway: The perfect feel-good, funny read from USA Today bestseller Judy Leigh Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
General Fiction For You
The Fellowship Of The Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Unhoneymooners Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It Ends with Us: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anonymous Sex Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Alchemist: A Graphic Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Priory of the Orange Tree Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Terminal List: A Thriller Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The King James Version of the Bible Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5You: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Life of Pi: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Sister's Keeper: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Outsider: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nettle & Bone Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The City of Dreaming Books Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Meditations: Complete and Unabridged Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Persuasion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Silmarillion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beyond Good and Evil Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Canterbury Tales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pet Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Shantaram: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ulysses: With linked Table of Contents Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Cabin at the End of the World: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Other Black Girl: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related podcast episodes
317--Chapter 17 -- Age of Innocence: Latched 0% found this document useful12 Days of CraftLit - Second Day: Holiday Stories & Music 0% found this document usefulThe Thorn in the Nest - Episode 4 - Kids Story Bedtime Stories for Children and Adults to Sleep 0% found this document usefulThe Story Girl, Chapter 2 ❤️: A Queen of Hearts 0% found this document usefulS02.44: Freewheeling with Kennedy Ryan: Jen and Sarah are joined by Kennedy Ryan 0% found this document usefulPreparing For Christmas... 0% found this document usefulAllan Legere's Christmas Blessings 0% found this document useful346 -- Chapters 23 & 24 -- North and South: Yes. Now. Chapters 23–24 0% found this document usefulMontana Nightmare: Haunted Dolls, Possession of Clarita Villanueva, Baby 13, Beast of Bray Road, Grandpa Ghost 0% found this document usefulBonus #2: Favorite Christmas Books: A quick chat about our favorite holiday books 0% found this document useful
Related articles
Summer Reading Guide New IdeaArticle
Summer Reading Guide
Jan 2, 2022
6 min readHow My Mother Taught Me to Be a Book Fanatic Literary HubArticle
How My Mother Taught Me to Be a Book Fanatic
Feb 16, 2018
3 min readSERIAL PART ONE SETTLING Scores Woman's WeeklyArticle
SERIAL PART ONE SETTLING Scores
Jul 29, 2020
9 min readSuspicious Circumstances The Australian Women's WeeklyArticle
Suspicious Circumstances
Aug 10, 2022
7 min readRewriting The Next Chapter After The Loss Of My Wife Cottage LifeArticle
Rewriting The Next Chapter After The Loss Of My Wife
May 12, 2022
5 min readSuspicious Circumstances Australian Women’s Weekly NZArticle
Suspicious Circumstances
Aug 10, 2022
7 min readThis Back Is a Familiar Back Guernica MagazineArticle
This Back Is a Familiar Back
May 1, 2023
8 min readIt Happened to Me… Fortean TimesArticle
It Happened to Me…
Apr 21, 2022
8 min readA Southern Christmas The Saturday Evening PostArticle
A Southern Christmas
Nov 1, 2023
7 min readThe Christmas DELIVERY WomanArticle
The Christmas DELIVERY
Dec 14, 2021
6 min readFloating Guernica MagazineArticle
Floating
Mar 11, 2019
14 min readLast Christmas Writing MagazineArticle
Last Christmas
Oct 6, 2022
6 min readMy Country Childhood Country StyleArticle
My Country Childhood
Sep 4, 2019
AUTHOR AND FORMER executive director of the Australian Writers Guild, Angela Wales, 71, moved from Bondi in Sydney to Walcha in the Northern Tablelands of NSW when she was five years old. Angela’s father, Bob, was to take over a struggling sheep prop
7 min readThe Witch Finders that's lifeArticle
The Witch Finders
Jul 16, 2020
Beth pulled her cloak tightly around her. It was the very last day of October and the air was damp and chill. Dead autumn leaves lay in deep piles in the woods and smoke curled into the night air from her cottage. Not far to go now. She bent her head
4 min read‘Africaville’: Featured Fiction from Jeffrey Colvin The MillionsArticle
‘Africaville’: Featured Fiction from Jeffrey Colvin
Dec 10, 2019
Today, we present an excerpt from a debut novel that earned praise from Victor LaValle, who called it a "gripping and moving book." The post ‘Africaville’: Featured Fiction from Jeffrey Colvin appeared first on The Millions.
6 min readMirror Mirror On The Wall The Australian Women's WeeklyArticle
Mirror Mirror On The Wall
Oct 5, 2023
10 min readCome With Me Guernica MagazineArticle
Come With Me
Nov 22, 2018
23 min readIn Dad’s Hands Mysterious WaysArticle
In Dad’s Hands
Nov 24, 2018
5 min readMy Story The Secrets We Keep Australian Women’s Weekly NZArticle
My Story The Secrets We Keep
Oct 7, 2020
4 min read‘A Children’s Bible’: Featured Fiction from Lydia Millet The MillionsArticle
‘A Children’s Bible’: Featured Fiction from Lydia Millet
May 12, 2020
"My phone had ceased to interest me since the news started repeating, bringing a wash of grimness whenever I looked. I solved the problem by ignoring it." The post ‘A Children’s Bible’: Featured Fiction from Lydia Millet appeared first on The Million
4 min readMy Story The Secrets We Keep The Australian Women's WeeklyArticle
My Story The Secrets We Keep
Oct 7, 2020
4 min readThe Littlest Wren Creative NonfictionArticle
The Littlest Wren
May 31, 2018
14 min readThe Bloody Unicorn Guernica MagazineArticle
The Bloody Unicorn
Jun 30, 2020
11 min readSeal of APPROVAL WomanArticle
Seal of APPROVAL
Aug 2, 2022
6 min readWhat Is Home? Glimpses Of Refuge From 19 Monitor Writers. The Christian Science MonitorArticle
What Is Home? Glimpses Of Refuge From 19 Monitor Writers.
Dec 22, 2023
19 min readA Room in August Town The Paris ReviewArticle
A Room in August Town
Sep 12, 2023
25 min readThe Ghosts Of Nativities Past Country LifeArticle
The Ghosts Of Nativities Past
Dec 2, 2020
LAST weekend, Zam went to collect a second-hand fridge. The sellers weren’t expecting him until the following day, so he had to leave empty-handed, with the ratchet straps, the flatbed transit he’d borrowed and the young cousin he’d enlisted to help.
2 min readElise Juska on Finally Learning the True Story of Her Namesake The MillionsArticle
Elise Juska on Finally Learning the True Story of Her Namesake
Jun 12, 2019
The novelist on her grandfather's very unusual relationship arrangement—a 52-year engagement—and how it led, in a roundabout way, to her own name. The post Elise Juska on Finally Learning the True Story of Her Namesake appeared first on The Millions.
8 min readSeven Autumns of Mourning in Newtown The AtlanticArticle
Seven Autumns of Mourning in Newtown
Nov 27, 2019
6 min readThe Truth About The ‘Miracle Babies’ The Australian Women's WeeklyArticle
The Truth About The ‘Miracle Babies’
Jul 14, 2021
7 min read
Reviews for The Little Orphan Girl
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
The Little Orphan Girl - Diane Wordsworth
The Little Orphan Girl
a Wordsworth short
Also by Diane Wordsworth
Flash Fiction
Meet Me In Glenridding
Pippa & Davey Forever
The Last Chick Fledges
The Robin
Tea for Two
The Castle on the HIll
The Hitch Hiker
Destination Desire
Where There's Smoke
Poppy Day
Marcie Craig mysteries
Night Crawler
Tarot Tales
The Ace of Wands
The Ace of Cups
Toni & Bart time-travel tales
Mardi Gras
Wordsworth Boxed Sets
Project Management for Writers: Box Set 1
Wordsworth Collections
Twee Tales
Twee Tales Too
Twee Tales Twee
Twee Tales More
Flash Fiction: Five Very Short Stories
Flash Fiction 2: Another Five Very Short Stories
Flash Fiction 3: Five More Very Short Stories
Ten Short Stories: Wordsworth Shorts 1 - 10
Ten Short Stories: Wordsworth Shorts 11 - 20
Five Third Age Short Stories
Five Slightly Sinister Short Stories
Ten Short Stories: Wordsworth Shorts 21 - 30
Five Short
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1