Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith 1856-1923

Overview

Works:	515 works in 2,580 publications in 10 languages and 62,469 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Juvenile works History Folklore Biography Christmas stories Historical fiction Biographical fiction Christian fiction Fairy tales
Roles:	Author, Editor, Author of introduction, Bibliographic antecedent, Correspondent
Classifications:	PZ7.W638, FIC

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

My garden of memory: an autobiography by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )
Kate Douglas Wiggin as her sister knew her by Nora Archibald Smith( Book )
Kate Douglas Wiggin, the little schoolteacher by Miriam E Mason( Book )
Yours with love, Kate by Miriam E Mason( Book )
Some American story tellers by Frederic Taber Cooper( Book )

The women who make our novels by Grant M Overton( Book )
The women who make our novels by Grant M Overton( Book )
Kate Douglas Wiggin's country of childhood by Helen Frances Benner( Book )
The old Peabody pew by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )
The terrors of death, and the consolations of faith, or The substance of two discourses : preached in the Congregational Church, at Sratham [sic], December 28, 1794. : Being the Lord's Day after the interment of Mrs. Boardman, Mrs. Wiggin, and Miss Smith. : And published by request. by James Miltimore( Book )
Younger days of famous writers : Defoe, Cooper, Dickens, Spyri, Louisa M. Alcott, Alger, Lewis Carroll, Mary Mapes Dodge, Mark Twain, Stevenson, Howard Pyle, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Kipling by Katherine Dunlap Cather( Book )
Miss Kate : Kate Douglas Wiggin in San Francisco by Lois Rather( Book )
The writings of Kate Douglas Wiggin by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )
Children's literature review( Book )
Kate Douglas Wiggin, a sketch of her life with an appreciation by Frances Hodgson Burnett( Book )
A child's journey with Dickens by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )
The California kindergarten movement : a study in class and social feminism by Carol Roland( )
Kate Douglas Wiggin : her personality & her books by Houghton Mifflin Company( Book )
There was a child went forth : a study of St. Nicholas Magazine and selected children's authors, 1890-1915 by Fred Erisman( Book )
Sermon preached at Wolfborough, 8th of September, 1799, on the death of Col. Wiggin's son, aged eight years, who died suddenly of a fever by Thomas Russell( Book )

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Most widely held works by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )

323 editions published between 1900 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 7,582 WorldCat member 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( Book )

135 editions published between 1886 and 2015 in 5 languages and held by 3,127 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Carol Bird was born on Christmas Day, and after she became ill, she helped make her last Christmas with her family and friends very special for everyone

The Arabian nights : their best-known tales by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )

68 editions published between 1909 and 2015 in English and held by 1,996 WorldCat member 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

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( )

42 editions published between 1980 and 2011 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,428 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Rebecca is sent from the failing family farm to the home of her spinster aunt. However her aunt may not have known what she was getting into when she offered this free-spirited girl a home and an education

The Scottish chiefs by Jane Porter( Book )

26 editions published between 1921 and 2013 in English and held by 1,154 WorldCat member 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

New chronicles of Rebecca by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )

63 editions published between 1905 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 722 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Home life in New England, with portrayals of girls and women-folk. For other editions, see Author Catalog

The fairy ring by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )

31 editions published between 1906 and 2012 in English and held by 712 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

46 folk tales collected from around the world

Timothy's quest : a story for anybody, young or old, who cares to read it by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )

76 editions published between 1890 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 652 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Timothy's Quest is the story of two orphans trying to find a good home. -- vendor's description

Mother Carey's chickens by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )

33 editions published between 1911 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 529 WorldCat member 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( Book )

20 editions published between 1898 and 2009 in English and held by 526 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Incluye retrato de la autora

Penelope's Irish experiences by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )

53 editions published between 1900 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 489 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A fictional travelogue documenting the experiences of three American ladies on a visit to Ireland

The old Peabody pew : a Christmas romance of a country church by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )

34 editions published between 1905 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 456 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Rose o' the river by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )

45 editions published between 1903 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 411 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The village watch-tower by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )

31 editions published between 1895 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 393 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The story of Waitstill Baxter by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )

30 editions published between 1913 and 2011 in English and held by 302 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Penelope's English experiences by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )

24 editions published between 1900 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The diary of a goose girl by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )

25 editions published between 1897 and 2015 in English and held by 228 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A child's journey with Dickens by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )

20 editions published between 1900 and 2006 in English and held by 205 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes author's meeting with Dickens on a train when she was a young child. It took place during Dickens' visit to America in 1868

Penelope's postscripts : Switzerland, Venice, Wales, Devon, home by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )

23 editions published between 1905 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 184 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A cathedral courtship by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin( Book )

22 editions published between 1901 and 2014 in English and held by 75 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Aunt Celia went up behind him, and, Van Tyck though she is, she could not restrain her admiration of his work. I was surprised myself: I didn't suppose so good looking a youth could do such good work. I retired to a safe distance, and they chatted together. He offered her the sketch; she refused to take advantage of his kindness. He said he would "dash off" another that evening, and bring it to our hotel

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