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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is a classic American 1903 children’s novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin. Rebecca Rowena Randall goes to live with her two stern aunts in the village of Riverboro in Maine. Her joy for life ends up inspiring them. She f… more

Christmas — the very word conjures up memories of the most wondrous childhood holiday of all—filled with the glitter of colorfully-wrapped presents, family visits, carols, photographs, decorating the tree, attendance at church to celebrat… more

Hugely popular when it was first published in 1903 and admired by authors from Jack London to Mark Twain, this delightful novel introduced a heroine as irrepressible and fun-loving as Tom Sawyer, who would serve as a role model for a centu… more

Christmas is the most famous holiday of the year, and the word itself evokes images of Santa Claus, reindeer, snow, Christmas trees, egg nog and more. At the same time, it represents Christianity’s most important event, the birth of the bab… more

Kate Douglas Wiggin (September 28, 1856 – August 24, 1923) was an American novelist of children’s stories and educator. Children’s Books of Kate Wiggin contains 7 books, includes:• The Arabian Night • The Diary of a Goose Girl• The Fairy Ri… more

The essential works of classic children’s author Kate Douglas Wiggin with an active table of contents. Works include:A Cathedral CourtshipBird’s Christmas CarolBluebeardChildren’s Rights and OthersThe Diary of a Goose GirlThe Flag-RaisingFr… more

Volume 17 of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Heroes and Villains Back Stories features the following characters and their stories…1. A. J. Raffles from The Amateur Cracksman by Ernest William Hornung.Gentleman thief and member of Mur… more

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by th… more

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, religion, fol… more

She was sitting now where she had sat for thirty years. Her high-backed rocker, with its cushion of copperplate patch and its crocheted tidy, stood always by a southern window that looked out on the river. The river was a sheet of crystal, … more

Laboulaye’s Fairy Book by Various authors. Illustrated by Edward G. McCandlish. Translated by Mary L. Booth. Introduction by Kate Douglas Wiggin.This book has color illustrations and index. Stories:YVON AND FINETTETHE CASTLE OF LIFEDESTINYT… more

The Birds’ Christmas CarolChildren’s Rights and OthersThe Flag-raisingHomespun TalesLadies-In-WaitingMarm LisaMother Carey’s ChickensNew Chronicles of RebeccaPenelope’s English ExperiencesPenelope’s Experiences in ScotlandPenelope’s Irish E… more

Three stories of love worth waiting for, together in the same volume for the first time, from the author of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.Miss Thomasina TuckerHuldah the ProphetessA Cathedral CourtshipBonus Content: Introduction, Preface by Ka… more

A romantic christmas love-story by Kate Douglas Wiggin, illustrated by Alice Ercle Hunt.An excerpt:”…It was then, when Dick had gone away, that the days had grown drab and long, but the twins kept Letty’s inexperienced hands busy, though … more

The Birds’ Christmas Carol is a novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin written and published in 1887 and illustrated by Katharine R. Wireman. The story is about Carol Bird, a Christmas-born child, who as a young girl is unusually loving and generous,… more

A collection of over a dozen classic holiday stories with an active table of contents.Books/stories include:”The Abbot’s Ghost, Or Maurice Treherne’s Temptation” By Louisa May Alcott”The Sad Shepherd” By Henry Van Dyke”Christmas Comes but O… more

Title: The Arabian Nights Their Best-known TalesAuthor: UnknownEditor: Kate Douglas Wiggin Nora A. SmithILLUSTRATIONSFROM DRAWINGS IN COLORSBY MAXFIELD PARRISHand THE ARABIAN NIGHTS IMAGES FOR COLLECTORS.PREFACELittle excuse is needed, perh… more

Beautifully illustrated, these 25 classics of Christmas will bring peace, joy and the true meaning of Christmas to both you and yours.Included are: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry* The Little Match Gi… more

It was Christmas Eve and a Saturday night when Mrs. Larrabee, the Beulah minister’s wife, opened the door of the study where her husband was deep in the revision of his next day’s sermon, and thrust in her comely head framed in a knitted ri… more