Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College

"Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College" by Josephine Chase is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work continues the adventures of Grace Harlowe and her friends as they navigate their college years, focusing on themes of friendship, ambition, and the challenges of student life. The central characters, including Grace, Miriam, and their companions, face new experiences and conflicts, offering readers a glimpse into the trials and triumphs of young women pursuing their education. The opening of the novel sets the stage for the new college year, beginning with a farewell gathering of friends on the Harlowe's veranda as they prepare for the upcoming separations and new chapters in their lives. Grace and her friends share playful banter and songs, embodying the camaraderie and light-heartedness of youth. The narrative establishes the bonds among the characters, their ambitions, and the looming presence of new challenges, including the arrival of a new student, Kathleen West, whose background as a newspaper woman hints at potential complexities in their group dynamics. As the young women prepare for their academic pursuits, the tale promises a mix of humor, friendship, and the struggles inherent in growing up. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Jessie Graham Flower is a pseudonym for American author Josephine Chase. Born about 1878 in Pennsylvania to Edward H. Chase and Mary Arrner Chase. Chase was the author of the popular Grace Harlowe series of 27 books for girls, written between 1910 and 1924. The books fall into four separate series, including a high school series, college series, Overseas series, and Overland Riders series. Chase died February 8, 1931, in Philadelphia. She never married and was survived by her sister, Edna Chase.