Laura E. Richards

Titles in Fiction category:

• Geoffrey Strong

  "That's a pleasant looking house," said the young doctor. "What's the matter with my getting taken in there?"

Titles in Young Readers category:

• Captain January

  The Captain had sold all his lobsters. They had been particularly fine ones, and had gone off "like hot cakes," everyone who passed by the wharf stopping to buy one or two. Now the red dory was empty, and the Captain had washed her out with his usual scrupulous care, and was making prepar ...

• Hildegarde's Neighbors

  "Mamma," said Hildegarde Grahame, flying into her mother's room, "I have news for you, thrilling news! Guess what it is!"

• Melody

  "Well, there!" said Miss Vesta. "The child has a wonderful gift, that is certain. Just listen to her, Rejoice! You never heard our canary sing like that!"

Titles in Short Stories category:

• Blue Egyptians

  A PAPER-MILL STORY

• Don Alonzo

  "Don Alonzo! Don Alonzo Pitkin! Where be you?"

• Green Satin Gown, The

  Who ever wore such a queer-looking thing? I wore it myself, dear, once upon a time; yes, I did! Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin. Sit down, then, and let us be cosy.

• Little Benjamin

       "Then is little Benjamin their ruler."

• Maine to the Rescue

  "Oh, dear! oh, dear! It's snowing!"

• Scarlet Leaves, The

  "The Committee will please come to order!" said Maine.

• Shed Chamber, The

  "Well, I once answered an advertisement in the Farmer's Friend, girls, and I have always been glad I did. It was that summer when father broke his arm and the potato crop failed, and everything seemed to be going wrong on the farm. There were plenty of girls to do the work at home, ...