Three little maids

by Ethel Turner

"Three Little Maids" by Ethel Turner is a children's novel published in 1900. Three English sisters arrive in Australia with their mother, forced to live in difficult circumstances in an inland New South Wales town. There they encounter an Australian family: an overwhelmed mother, a distracted father, and five rowdy boys. Through this collision of worlds, the girls navigate adventures, hardships, and the complex journey from childhood toward maturity in their new country.