John Habberton
(1842–1921)

American author; spent nearly twenty years as the literary and drama critic for the New York Herald, and is best known for his stories about early California life and the hilarious bestselling novel, Helen's Babies; also known under the pseudonym "Smelfungus"

John Habberton

Works

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  • All He Knew
  • Helen's Babies: With Some Account of Their Ways: Innocent, Crafty, Angelic, Impish, Witching and Repulsive, And Also a Partial Record of their Actions during Ten Days of Their Existence! (1876) (transcription project)
  • The Barton Experiment, by the author of "Helen's Babies" (1877)
  • The Jericho Road; A Story of Western Life (1877)
  • Romance of California Life: Illustrated by Pacific Slope Stories, Thrilling, Pathetic and Humorous (1880)
  • Helen's Babies and Mrs. Mayburns Twins
  • Canoeing in Kanuckia
  • Other People's Children
  • The Scripture Club of Valley Rest
  • The Barton Experiment
  • Trif and Trixie
  • Caleb Wright; A Story of the West (1901)

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Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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