Little Folks Astray
by Sophie May
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About This Book
Rebecca Sophia Clarke (1833-1906) was an American author of children's fiction. She wrote under the penname Sophie May and had 45 published works between 1860 and 1903. The most successful were the Little Prudy characters which made their first appearance in short stories for the children's periodicals, The Little Pilgrim and the Congregationalist. The series was later published into books. Her sister Sarah Jones Clarke (1840-1929) was also an author of children's books. She wrote under the penname Penn Shirley. Rebecca attended a "female academy" in Norridgewock and taught for a while, but sh...
Chapters (31)
- LITTLE FOLKS ASTRAY.
- TO PARENTS.
- CONTENTS.
- Illustrations
- LITTLE FOLKS ASTRAY.
- CHAPTER I.
- THE LETTER.
- CHAPTER II.
- THE UNDERTAKING.
- CHAPTER III.
- THE FROLIC.
- CHAPTER IV.
- "TAKING OUR AIRS."
- CHAPTER V.
- DOTTY HAVING HER OWN WAY.
- CHAPTER VI.
- DOTTY REBUKED.
- CHAPTER VII.
- THE LOST FLY.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- "THE FRECKLED DOG."
- CHAPTER IX.
- MARIA'S MOTHER.
- CHAPTER X.
- FIVE MAKING A CALL.
- CHAPTER XI.
- "THE HEN-HOUSES."
- CHAPTER XII.
- "GRANNY."
- CHAPTER XIII.
- THE PUMPKIN HOOD.
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