"He decided that he must see more of this Cinderella of the Hotel Salisbury; and dropping his partner by the side of the lady recitationist, he bowed his thanks and hurried to the gallery for a better view. When he reached it he found his professional friends hanging over the railing, watching every movement which the girl made with an intense and unaffected interest.""Cinderella" by Richard Harding Davis is a true fairy tale classic. It is full of wonderful imagery and colour for the imagination.

Richard Harding Davis (1864 1916) was an American journalist and writer of fiction.