"Mary Cary is not your typical sentimental orphan story. Mary is a twelve-year old "inmate" of the Yorkburg Female Orphan Asylum. She talks about Miss Bray, the head of the Asylum, who lies to the Board to further her own selfish ends. Miss Katherinei is her friend, role model and nurse. Martha is Mary's bolder other self who is not afraid to speak her mind. Mary states her philosophy as "When you're miserable you don't get much of anything that's going around. I won't be unhappy ... I haven't enough other blessings.""

 
" Mary Cary "       (Subtitle: "Frequently Martha" )

By Kate Langley Bosher              
 
Publisher: Grosset And Dunlop      
Publisher: Harper & Brothers  [ Original Publisher ]
Copyright: 1910       ( By Harper & Brothers )

Book is missing the illustration opposite the title page that some versions of the book have.
   

Hardcover book in Gray Cloth. It is in good shape. The Bindings are tight with No Rips or Tears on the pages. The Front & Back covers and the Spine of the book are in good shape. All of the corners of the book are in good shape. The top tint is in good shape. There is little shelf wear on the bottom. The front edges of the pages are a little worn in places (the printer didn't make the covers wide enough). The endpapers and pages are in good shape, but have age spots on numerous pages.  The book was a Christmas gift in 1916.