The Search for Molly Marling
| Title | The Search for Molly Marling |
| Year of Publication | 1903 |
| Publication Type | Novel |
| Number of Pages or Episodes | 224 p. |
| Language | English |
| Authors | Weaver, Emily Poynton |
| Publisher | Musson Book Company |
| City | Toronto |
| Keywords | Battle of the Monongahela; captives of Native Americans; French and Indian War; Henry Bouquet (1719-65); Native Americans; Pontiac's Rebellion; rescues |
| Abstract | Dick, 19, leaves England for America to rescue Molly Marling—the only granddaughter of Dick’s guardian and benefactor—who was captured by Indians on the Pennsylvania frontier. After being captured by Indians himself, Dick escapes, rescues Molly and another European girl, and returns to England with both young women. |
| Notes | Republished in the U.S. as The Search: A Story of the Old Frontier (1904). |
| Author Biography | Emily Weaver (1865-1943), born in Manchester, England, immigrated to Ontario in 1880. She earned her living through journalism and published more than 10 novels for children. She died in Toronto. |
| Time | 1760s |
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