Juliana Horatia Ewing 
Great Emergency and Other Tales [PDF ebook] 
A Great Emergency, A Very Ill-Tempered Family, Our Field, Madam Liberality

Though this collection of novellas and short stories from English writer Juliana Horatia Ewing centers around younger protagonists, it will appeal to readers of any age. In the titular story, hero Charlie leads his family through the process of preparing to survive through the most calamitous of circumstances.