Revolutionaries drive the Landrov family from power in Assuria. Tatiana Briggs, the last of the Landrovs, is trying to regain her throne with the help of Sheila Norton and Sandy Gregson. But they get captured and now face an uncertain fate. They manage to get a message out to loyalists, who now discuss what rescue they could undertake.
On holiday, two rival boatloads of girls come together. A strange mystery unfolds, not to mention a lot of fighting between the rivals.
In the 1880’s, bands of homeless London children combed the banks of the River Thames for the leavings of the tide. Nancy was the leader of such a band.
The Tideway Kids – Judy: #897 (19 March 1977) – #903 (30 April 1977)
Polly Parker has her own Prince Charming, Prince Frederick (Fred), who has had a spell cast on him by a wizard.
Midge Willows is kitchen maid at Lord Weston’s London home. She is a good servant, but the other servants think there is a mystery about her.
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Sonia Rostova is the prima ballerina of the Russian Imperial Ballet, which is on tour through Russia. Throughout the tour, Sonia has to hide Pavel, who is being pursued by Boris Shepin of the secret police for a crime he did not commit. And Shepin has infiltrated the ballet troupe by becoming director.
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Under the terms of an ancient charter granting land to her ancestors, Babs Dixon has to run the boundaries of her father’s farm. Otherwise it falls into the hands of Sir Jeffrey Scrimley, who has already arranged an “accident” for her father and is now scheming against her.
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When her parents died, Penny Kenton went to live with her Aunt Sue and Uncle John, whose daughter, Angela, was the same age as Penny. But Penny soon discovered that Angela was jealous of her, and was secretly trying to make trouble.
Bad Penny – Judy: #883 (11 December 1976) – #892 (12 February 1977)
In 1880, the Forsyth family are left penniless after the death of the father. One daughter, Amy, is sent to a London school to study music while the younger daughter, Sally, goes to Paris with her mother, who had never shown her much affection. Mrs Forsyth wants to pursue art, and pursues it with single-mindedness that comes at the cost of the household’s welfare. But her paintings are not good enough to sell, so Sally secretly turns to singing to make ends meet.
Victorian girl Dorothy Lambert has been taken in by her Uncle Ezra, who treats her like a poor relation. Now Dorothy is considered old enough to earn her own living, so Uncle Ezra packs her off to a boarding school where she is to earn her keep as a pupil-governess (earn her board and tuition by teaching and domestic duties, and get no wages). She is considered low by school staff and treated as such. But Uncle Ezra has told Dorothy that if she does not profit from her position, she will receive no more of his (cold) charity. On a stranger note, the school is said to be haunted by a ghost known as The Veiled Lady.
