Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill

Alice B. Emerson

Brave, adventurous and loyal, recently-orphaned Ruth Fielding is sent to live with her estranged Uncle Jabez at the Red Mill in Cheslow, New York. A new town means making new friends, and the teenage Ruth quickly befriends the children of a wealthy merchant. But as the relationship between her and her uncle becomes strained and she attempts to become friends with a very disagreeable girl, will Ruth's cheery disposition be enough to get her through?

This is the first of the Ruth Fielding series, with follows Ruth and her friends from adolescence into early adulthood. (Summary by Charlotte Duckett)

Genre(s): Family

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 01 - The Red Flame in the Night Sonali Punja
00:10:18
Play 02 02 - Reno Sonali Punja
00:08:26
Play 03 03 - What Has Happened? Sonali Punja
00:10:22
Play 04 04 - The Gate of the Green Eyes Sonali Punja
00:10:34
Play 05 05 - The Girl in the Automobile Sonali Punja
00:19:07
Play 06 06 - The Red Mill Sonali Punja
00:12:26
Play 07 07 - Aunt Alvira's Back and Bones Sonali Punja
00:08:21
Play 08 08 - Hoarding up: Passions-Money-Water Sonali Punja
00:11:28
Play 09 09 - The Crest of the Wave Sonali Punja
00:09:33
Play 10 10 - The Race Sonali Punja
00:10:54
Play 11 11 - Uncle Jabez is Excited Coreena
00:09:26
Play 12 12 - The Catastrophe Coreena
00:07:28
Play 13 13 - Butter and Buttercups Sonali Punja
00:14:44
Play 14 14 - Just a Matter of a Dress Sonali Punja
00:08:36
Play 15 15 - In School Sonali Punja
00:12:38
Play 16 16 - Behind the Green Lamps Sonali Punja
00:13:37
Play 17 17 - Tormenting Mercy Sonali Punja
00:14:35
Play 18 18 - The Spelling Bee Sonali Punja
00:20:25
Play 19 19 - The String of Poverty Sonali Punja
00:12:11
Play 20 20 - Uncle Jabez is Mysterious Coreena
00:13:34
Play 21 21 - The End of the Term Coreena
00:08:53
Play 22 22 - Mercy Lynne T
00:13:57
Play 23 23 - In Olakah Glen Lynne T
00:10:16
Play 24 24 - The Initials Sonali Punja
00:08:20
Play 25 25 - Endings and Beginnings Sonali Punja
00:13:11