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{{infobox book
| name = Lady Margaret's Ghost
| image = LadyMargaretsGhost.jpg
| imagewidth = 300px
| caption = The cover of Lady Margaret's Ghost.
| published = 2009
| author = [[Elizabeth McDavid Jones]]
| illustrator = [[Jean-Paul Tibbles]]
| isbn = 1593694741
| setting = October 1776
| related = [[List of Felicity's Books|Felicity's Series]]
| related2 = After ''[[Changes for Felicity]]'' (and after the events of ''[[Peril at King's Creek]]'')<ref>Felicity's eleventh birthday was the following spring.</ref>
}}

'''Lady Margaret's Ghost''' is a [[Historical Character Mysteries|Historical Character Mystery]] that is part of [[List of Felicity's Books|Felicity's books.]]

==Characters==

===From the [[Central Series]]===

* [[Felicity Merriman]]
* [[Martha Merriman]]
* [[Edward Merriman]]
* [[Nan Merriman]]
* [[William Merriman]]
* [[Polly Merriman]]
* [[Rose (Felicity)|Rose]]
*[[Minor Characters in Felicity's Series (A-M)#Marcus|Marcus]]
* [[Benjamin Davidson]]
* [[Elizabeth Cole]]
* [[Penny (horse)|Penny]]
*[[Patriot the Foal|Patriot]]
*[[Minor Characters in Felicity's Series (A-M)#Mr. Galt|Mr. Galt]]

===Introduced===

* [[Minor Characters in Felicity's Series (A-M)#Sir Edward Merriman|Sir Edward]]
* [[Minor Characters in Felicity's Series (A-M)#Lady Margaret Merriman|Lady Margaret]]
*[[Minor Characters in Felicity's Series (N-Z)#Aunt Prudence|Aunt Prudence]]
* [[Minor Characters in Felicity's Series (A-M)#Dawson|Dawson]]
* [[Minor Characters in Felicity's Series (A-M)#Anne|Anne]]
* [[Minor Characters in Felicity's Series (N-Z)#William Yancey|William Yancey]]
* [[Minor Characters in Felicity's Series (A-M)#Mr. Minton|Mr. Minton]]
* [[Minor Characters in Felicity's Series (A-M)#Mrs. Hewitt|Mrs. Hewitt]]
* [[Minor Characters in Felicity's Series (N-Z)#Reverend Mr. Ullfers|Reverend Mr. Ullfers]]
*[[Minor Characters in Felicity's Series (N-Z)#Mrs. Whitehurst|Mrs. Whitehurst]]

===Returning===

*[[Minor Characters in Felicity's Series (N-Z)#Mr. Whythe|Mr. Whythe]]

==Chapter By Chapter Summary==

===Chapter One: A Delivery===

===Chapter Two: Mistress of the House===

===Chapter Three: Race Day===

===Chapter Four: The Boy with the Roan Colt===

===Chapter Five: Shadows at Dusk===

===Chapter Six: A Light in the Parlor===

===Chapter Seven: Dawson's Remedy===

===Chapter Eight: A Secret Past===

===Chapter Nine: Stolen!===

===Chapter Ten: More Disappearances===

===Chapter Eleven: Dawson's Theft===

===Chapter Twelve: A Daring Plan===

===Chapter Thirteen: Search for a Ghost===

===Chapter Fourteen: Merriman Family Heirlooms===

===[[Looking Back]]===

Discusses Publick Times in the era. Topics discussed:

* When Publick Times was held, usually at the same time Virginia's highest court was in session. Williamsburg's population would double almost overnight.
* The Fair held during the Publick Times that included shopping, merchandise from Europe, street performances, games and races, and evening theatrical plays. Colonists also came to hear news and hear the court trials.
* Taverns, which served as inns and a hub for news, business, and gossip. They overflowed during these times.
*The variety of visitors to Williamsburg, such as travelers, boatmen, and wagon drivers, who would share news from the places they visited in the colonies and abroad.
* Dangers colonists faced during Publick Times such as thieves and pickpockets.
* Consequences of thievery, such as having the hand branded for the first offense, subsequent brandings or hanging.
* The exploitation of orphans by dishonest people who exploited them.
* The lack of options for orphaned children as almshouses offered orphans and poor people room and board in exchange for hard work.
* How some orphans found apprenticeships. While boys were generally apprenticed to learn a trade regardless of their backgrounds, girls were rarely apprenticed unless they had been orphaned.
* Skills female apprentices would have learned such as sewing, weaving, and spinning.
* How apprenticeships offered orphans the chance to earn a living and respect in society.

==Errors==

* Martha's Aunt Prudence is said to live in Norfolk, and at the start of the book, Martha and the three younger children are leaving to visit her. However, the city had been destroyed in January 1776 in the [[Wikipedia:Burning of Norfolk|Burning of Norfolk]] with only one building, [[Wikipedia:Saint Paul's Episcopal Church (Norfolk, Virginia)|St. Paul's Episcopal Church]], remaining in any form after after the burning, and the city struggled to rebuild and was not restored as a city proper until post-war. (See [[Wikipedia:History of Norfolk, Virginia#Revolutionary War (1775–1783)|Norfolk during the Revolutionary War]], on Wikipedia).
*The text mentions chariot wheel pattern coverlets. Although Colonial Williamsburg owns [https://emuseum.history.org/objects/58731/woven-overshot-coverlet-panels-double-chariot-wheels-or-?ctx=3a3f61a093aa8e32af3687c88302f38f79df920e&idx=0 an example of this woven pattern], it dates from the 1830s at the earliest.

==References==

{{Refs}}

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[[Category:Felicity Merriman]]
[[Category:Felicity's Collection]]
[[Category:Historical Character Mysteries]]
[[Category:Books]]
[[Category:Mysteries]]
[[Category:Historical Books]]
[[Category:Items Released in 2009]]

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