Works
editJuvenile fiction
edit- Imaginotions; Truthless Tales (1894) short stories
- Galopoff, the Talking Pony; a story for young folks (1901)
- Gypsy the Talking Dog; a Story for Young Folks (1902) (external scan)
- The Defense of the Castle, a Story of the Siege of an English Castle in the Thirteenth Century (1903) (transcription project)
- The Century World's fair book for boys and girls; being the adventures of Harry and Philip with their tutor, Mr. Douglass, at the World's Columbian Exposition (1893) (external scan)
- Making a Start (1903)
- A Little Rough Rider (1904)
- The Doll That Talked (1906)
- The Astrologer's Niece (1973)
Magic Wand series
edit- The Magic Wand (1905) (external scan)
- Romero and Julietta (1905)
- A Magician for One Day (1905)
- The Prince and the Dragons (1905) (external scan)
- Timothy's Magical Afternoon (1905)
- The Rescue Syndicate (1905) (external scan)
What Shall I Be? series
edit- The Fireman (1911)
- The Sailor (1911)
Short stories and collections
edit- Imaginotions; Truthless Tales (1894)
- "Prehistoric Photography"
- "The Tongaloo Tournament"
- "The Dragon's Story"
- "A Duel in a Desert"
- "The Sequel"
- "A Lost Opportunity" (1894)
- "The Astrologer's Niece"
- "The Astrologer's Niece Marries"
- "The Winning of Vanella"
- "The Professor and the Patagonian Giant"
- "The Prince's Councilors"
- "Teddy and the Wolf"
- "Little Plunkett's Cousin"
- "Professor Chipmunk's Surprising Adventure"
- "The Satchel"
- "Good Neighbors"
- "Anthony and the Ancients"
- "A Yarn of Sailor Ben's"
- "The Statue"
- "The Department of Athletics" (1894)
- "A Novel Ruined" (1899)
- "A Supernatural Swindle" (1899)
- "At the Door" (1899)
- "The Umbrella of Justice" (1901)
- "The Detective and the Ring" (1905)
- "The Master Passion" (1905)
- "A Concrete Example" (1905)
- "A Practical Problem" (1921)
Short works from magazines
edit- "Quits" (play) Century, Feb 1893
- "The Prince's Councilors" (1893, St. Nicholas) (ss)
- "Abbie's Accounts: A monologue" (play) Century, Nov 1897
- "A Literary Conversation" (ss) Century, Feb 1898
- "The Umbrella of Justice" (1901, Cosmopolitan) (ss)
- "Cupid in Uniform" (ss) Everybody's Feb 1905
- "The Survival of the Fittest" (1906, Appleton's) (ss)
- "One of the Jests of Fate" (1906, Sunday Magazine) (ss)
- "During the Luncheon Hour" (ss) Harper's, Apr 1909
- "How Dullius Dined at Home" (ss) Harper's Magazine, Jan 24, 1914
- "The Four-Leafed Clover" (ss) St. Nicholas, 1918
- "The Spelling Match" (ss) St. Nicholas, 1921
- "The King of the Turquoise Mountains" (ss) St. Nicholas, 1922
Non-fiction
- "Reference Books for Boys and Girls" St. Nicholas, 1898
- "Paint-box and Camera" St. Nicholas, 1901
- "Troublesome Neighbors" St. Nicholas, 1901
- "The World's Fair Palaces" St. Nicholas, 1901
- "The Easy E's" (1906-07, St. Nicholas)
- "Two Men with Brains" (1913-14, St. Nicholas) (ar)
- "Two Grasshopper Vane" (1915, St. Nicholas) (ar)
Verse
- "Two Caliph and the Cadi" St. Nicholas, 1893
- "Two Kinds of Clocks" St. Nicholas, 1898
- "That Little Girl's Brother" St. Nicholas, 1898
- "N. E. W. S" St. Nicholas, 1906
- "Old Mammy Tipsytoes" St. Nicholas, 1906
- "The Easy "E's"" St. Nicholas, 1907
- "A Lucky Man" St. Nicholas, 1911
- "Fairyland Fashion" St. Nicholas, 1919
- "The Dance of the Dawn" St. Nicholas, 1921
- "How He Knew" St. Nicholas, 1922
Plays
edit- "Quits: a Dialogue Farce in Two Scenes" (1893)
- "Abbie's Accounts: a Monologue" (1897)
- "The Baron's Victim: A Mellow Drama" (with Duffield Osborne) (1898)
- "Diplomatic Reserve: a Dialogue" (1898)
- "Parried" (1899)
- "At the Door: a Little Comedy" (1899)
- "Waiting for the Ring: a Monologue" (1902)
- "The Lady and the Telephone" (1904)
- Dinner at Seven Sharp; a comedy in one act (1917) (with Amabel Jenks)
Verse
edit- "Bric-a-Brac" (1888)
- "A Thank-ye-Ma'am (To J.W.R.)" (1889)
- "A Reader's Choice" (1890)
- "How Curious! Said One Little Girl to Another Little Girl" (1894)
- "A Christmas Song" (1895)
- "Little Miss Pigeon" (1897)
- "Punishment" (1897)
- "Tidy Housekeeper" (1897)
- "New Neighbor" (1898)
- "King and Minstrel" (1899)
- "Immortality" (1899)
- "A Prayer" (1899)
- "Two Valentines" (1900)
- "Boast Fulfilled" (1900)
- "On the Road" (1900)
- "Pleased Customer" (1901)
- "At Cupid's Counter" (1901)
- "Interchange" (1901)
- "Queen's Messenger" (1902)
- "New Sentry and the Little Boy" (1902)
- "A Merry-Go-Round" (1903)
- "Little Elfin Nurse" (1903)
- "Baby's Name" (1903)
- "A Creed" (1903)
- "The Battlefield" (1904)
- "A Feat of Memory" (1904)
- "Eternal Feminine" (1904)
- "Three Lessons" (1905)
- "June" (1905)
- "Pastoral" (1905)
- "The Very Earliest" (1905)
- "Three Lessons" (1905)
- "Waiting for the Train" (1905)
- "Stop Thief!" (1906)
- "Sold" (1906)
- "N. E. W. S." (1906)
- "Old Mammy Tipsytoes" (1906)
- "Change of View" (1906)
- "Modern Boy" (1906)
- "Demon of Notre Dame" (1907)
- "For Spellers" (1908)
- "How We Say It" (1908)
- "Months and the Jewels" (1909)
- "The Rime of the Moderne Millionaire" (1909)
- "Rien du Tout" (1910)
- "Words Without Songs" (1910)
- "Lucky Man" (1911)
- "The Portrait and the Artist" (1912)
- "Brave Little Girl" (1914)
- "Little Supposing" (1914)
- "After School" (1915)
- "Portrait by Velasquez" (1916)
- "Here's How!" (1916)
- "Short Flight" (1916)
- "In Italy" (1917)
- "Way to the Fairies" (1917)
- "A Timely Petition" (1917)
- "The Song of the Collar-Button" (1917)
- "Aquarellist Vision" (1918)
- "Fairyland Fashions" (1919)
- "A Summing Up" (1919)
- "Words Without Songs" (1910)
- "Small and Early"
- "The Spirit of the Maine"
- "In a Library"
- "An Old Bachelor"
Nonfiction
editBiography
editLives of Great Writers
edit- In the Days of Chaucer (1904) (external scan)
- In the Days of Shakespeare (1904) (external scan)
- In the Days of Milton (1905)
- In the Days of Scott (1906)
- In the Days of Goldsmith (1907)
- In the Days of Bacon (1908)
Other
edit- Captain John Smith (1904) (external scan)
- Captain Miles Standish (1905)
History
edit- The Book of Famous Sieges (1909) (external scan)
- The Boys' Book of Explorations; true stories of the heroes of travel and discovery in Africa, Asia, Australia and the Americas. From the "Dark Ages" to the "wonderful century" (1900) (external scan)
- Our army for our boys; a brief story of its organization, development and equipment from 1775 to the present day (1906)
- When America Was New (1907) (external scan)
- When America Won Liberty: Patriots and Royalists (1909)
- When America Became a Nation (1910)
Science
edit- Electricity for Young People (1907) Google e-text
- Photography for Young People (1908)
- Chemistry for Young People (1909; AKA Chemistry for Beginners (1910)) (external scan)
Short works
edit- "The Essay" (1893)
- "Scraps" (1894)
- "A Miniature Reference Library" (1894)
- "Intercivic Humor" (1899)
- "A Brief for the Philistine" (1906)
- "The Best Books for Children" (1901)
- "Can the Jury System Be Improved?" (1903)
- "The 'American' Characteristics" (1905)
Edited
edit- Tales of Fantasy (vol. IV of Young Folks' Library) (1902) (external scan)
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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