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Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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225 editions published between 1900 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 4,921 libraries worldwide Talkative, ten-year-old Rebecca goes to live with her spinster aunts, one harsh and demanding, the other soft and sentimental, with whom she spends seven difficult but rewarding years growing up.
The Birds' Christmas Carol
by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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103 editions published between 1886 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 2,678 libraries worldwide An old, familiar Christmas story about Carol, a little girl born into the Bird family on Christmas Day. A sickly child, she still finds time to make a decent Christmas for the poor Ruggles family.
New chronicles of Rebecca
by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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37 editions published between 1905 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,356 libraries worldwide Home life in New England, with portrayals of girls and women-folk. For other editions, see Author Catalog.
The Arabian nights : their best-known tales
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36 editions published between 1909 and 2008 in English and Chinese and held by 1,295 libraries worldwide Ten stories from the Tales of a Thousand and One Nights, including the well-known ones of Aladdin and the lamp, Ali Baba and the forty thieves, and Sinbad the sailor.
Penelope's Irish experiences
by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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75 editions published between 1898 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 1,100 libraries worldwide The experiences in Ireland of Penelope, Francesca, and Salemina - the same fun-loving trio of unconventional travelers who made such amusing excursions through England and Scotland. It is all spontaneous fun, innocent mischief, and pure sentiment. The three friends visit picturesque localities and out of the way places, every turn of the road making its contribution to their joyous progress. The narrative is mostly of travel and sight-seeing, but there is also a sprightly romance in which Salemina falls victim to an Irish lover.
The old Peabody pew a Christmas romance of a country church
by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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22 editions published between 1905 and 1994 in English and held by 1,067 libraries worldwide
The Scottish chiefs
by Jane Porter
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20 editions published between 1921 and 1991 in English and held by 1,064 libraries worldwide William Wallace encounters secret passageways, disguises, and a quintet of horrible villains as he fights for Scotland at the turn of the fourteenth century.
The village watch-tower
by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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20 editions published between 1895 and 1970 in English and held by 1,048 libraries worldwide
Rose O' the river
by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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25 editions published between 1903 and 2000 in English and held by 1,030 libraries worldwide
A cathedral courtship
by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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16 editions published between 1893 and 2008 in English and German and held by 998 libraries worldwide While touring English cathedral towns with her aunt Celia, Kitty meets and is courted by Jack Copley.
The story of Waitstill Baxter
by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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13 editions published in 1913 in English and held by 981 libraries worldwide
The diary of a goose girl
by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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15 editions published between 1897 and 1902 in English and held by 912 libraries worldwide A manuscript draft for publication in Scribner's Magazine.
Penelope's English experiences
by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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18 editions published between 1893 and 2005 in English and German and held by 908 libraries worldwide A series of letters from an American artist Penelope Hamilton as she describes her time in London with two other women from America as well as her stay in a small house in the country. Penelope falls in love and finds her aspirations of being an artist do not satisfy her as much as being a woman.
My garden of memory: an autobiography
by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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22 editions published between 1923 and 1929 in English and held by 801 libraries worldwide
Penelope's postscripts
by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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3 editions published between 1915 and 2008 in English and held by 757 libraries worldwide
The fairy ring
by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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15 editions published between 1906 and 1967 in English and held by 555 libraries worldwide
The Arabian nights : their best-known tales
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18 editions published between 1921 and 2007 in English and held by 544 libraries worldwide Ten stories from the Tales of a Thousand and One Nights, including the well-known ones of Aladdin and the lamp, Ali Baba and the forty thieves, and Sinbad the sailor.
Mother Carey's chickens
by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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30 editions published between 1910 and 2010 in English and Korean and held by 465 libraries worldwide Mother Carey and her four children try to make a home for themselves in a tiny village in Maine while Mr. Carey, a sea captain, is away.
Penelope's progress : being such extracts from the commonplace book of Penelope Hamilton as relate to her experiences in Scotland
by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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22 editions published between 1898 and 2009 in English and held by 445 libraries worldwide
Timothy's quest : a story for anybody, young or old, who cares to read it
by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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62 editions published between 1890 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 421 libraries worldwide more
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Arab countries Arabs Aunts Authors, American Biography Children's literature Children's poetry Children--Conduct of life Christian fiction Christmas Christmas stories Church buildings City and town life Conduct of life Country life Domestic fiction Drama Electronic books England English poetry Fairy tales Families Farm life Feature films Fiction Fiction films Films Folklore Folklore Geese Girls History Ireland Juvenile works Log driving Maine Manners and customs Musical films New England Scotland Short stories, American Sisters Tales Travel United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Wallace, William,--Sir,--d. 1305 War of Independence (Scotland : 1285-1371) Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith,--1856-1923 Women authors
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Alternative Names
Douglas Wiggin, Cate, 1856-1923
Douglas Wiggin, Kate
Douglas Wiggin, Kate, 1856-1923
Riggs, George Christopher.
Riggs, George Christopher, Mrs., 1856-1923
Riggs, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin.
Riggs, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, 1856-1923
Smith, Kate Douglas.
Smith, Kate Douglas, 1856-1923
Wiggin, Cate Douglas, 1856-1923
Wiggin, Kate D. (Kate Douglas), 1856-1923
Wiggin, Kate Douglas.
Wiggin, Kate Douglas, 1856-1923
Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith, 1856-1923
Wiggin, Samuel Bradley.
Wiggin, Samuel Bradley, Mrs., 1856-1923
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