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Five Little Peppers and How They Grew

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Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1909)
by Margaret Sidney, illustrated by Hermann Heyer
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Edition: Boston; Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1909.

First serialized in Wide Awake in 1880 and published in book form in 1881. Book 1 in the Five Little Peppers series for children. This story tells how the Peppers live, learn, and play in their little brown house. They are poor, and Mamsie must work constantly to keep the wolf from the door, but their lives are unexpectedly happy.

Constructively, it is, in one respect and that a vital one, a remarkable story. There are not twenty lines of “description,” so-called, in the book. There are no pauses for analysis or explanation. In its art, the story is highly creative. ... The book had a great welcome. It was republished in England, editions are annually sold, and it has reached the dignity of “a children’s classic.” —excerpted from the article on “Margaret Sidney” in Good Housekeeping, 1815 Dec 12. [Full excerpt on the Discussion page]

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“MOTHER'S RICH ENOUGH.”

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THE FAMOUS PEPPER BOOKS
By MARGARET SIDNEY

FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW
Illustrated by Hermann Heyer 12mo Cloth $1.50

FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY
Illustrated by W. L. Taylor 12mo Cloth $1.50

FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP
Illustrated by L. Mente 12mo Cloth $1.50

PHRONSIE PEPPER
Illustrated by Jessie Mcdermott 12mo Cloth $1.50

THE STORIES POLLY PEPPER TOLD
Illustrated by E. B. Barry and Jessie Mcdbrmott

12mo Cloth $1.50

THE ADVENTURES OF JOEL PEPPER
illustrated by Sears Gallagher 12mo Cloth $1.50

FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS ABROAD
Illustrated by Fanny Cory 12mo Cloth $1.50

FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AT SCHOOL
Illustrated by Hermann Heyer 12mo Cloth $1.50

FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND THEIR FRIENDS
Illustrated by Eugenie M. Wireman 12mo Cloth $1.90

BEN PEPPER
Illustrated by Eugenie M. Wireman 12mo Cloth $1.50

LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
BOSTON

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FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS

AND

HOW THEY GREW


BY

MARGARET SIDNEY


AUTHOR OF "FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY," "FIVE
LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP," "BEN PEPPER," "A
LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN," " FIVE LITTLE
PEPPERS IN THE LITTLE BROWN HOUSE," ETC.


ILLUSTRATED

BOSTON

LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.


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PEPPER
TRADE-MARK
Registered in U.S. Patent Office.

COPYRIGHT, 1881, BY D. LOTHROP AND COMPANY.

COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY HARRIETT M. LOTHROP.

All rights reserved.

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TO THE MEMORY OF

MY MOTHER;

wise in counsel—tender in judgment, and in all charity—

strengthful in Christian faith

and purpose—

I dedicate, with reverence, this simple book.

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CONTENTS

  1. CHAP PAGE
  2. 1. A Home View 7
  3. 2. Making Happiness for Mamsie 19
  4. 3. Mamsie's Birthday 37
  5. 4. Trouble for the Little Brown House 48
  6. 5. More Trouble 69
  7. 6. Hard Days for Polly 85
  8. 7. The Cloud over the Little Brown House 103
  9. 8. Joel's Turn 110
  10. 9. Sunshine Again 117
  11. 10. A Threatened Blow 134
  12. 11. Safe 143
  13. 12. New Friends 147
  14. 13. Phronsie pays a Debt of Gratitude 171
  15. 14. A Letter to Jasper 177
  16. 15. Jolly Days 195
  17. 16. Getting a Christmas for the Little Ones 216
  18. 17. Christmas Bells 235
  19. 18. Education Ahead 253
  20. 19. Brave Work, and the Reward 275
  21. 20. Polly is Comforted 281
  22. 21. Phronsie 293
  23. 22. Getting Ready for Mamsie and the Boys 313
  24. 23. Which Treats of a Good Many Matters 341
  25. 24 Polly's Dismal Morning 370
  26. 25 Polly's Big Bundle 960
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.

The longest-living author of this work died in 1924, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 99 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

 

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