Five Little Peppers and How They Grew

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1909)
by Margaret Sidney

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Edition: Boston; Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1909. Illustrated by Hermann Heyer

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.

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

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Five Little Peppers and How They Grew

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