Five Little Peppers Books
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew was originally serialized in an 1880 edition of Wide Awake , a children's magazine. The publisher of the magazine, Daniel Lothrop, loved the Pepper stories so much that he published a hard-cover edition of the story -- and married the author in 1881. In 1883 the couple moved to historic Concord, Massachusetts, and resided in a house called the Wayside, which had previously been home to Nathaniel Hawthorne and also to Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women .
Five years after the events in The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew, the Peppers are living with Mr. King in his grand mansion, but his spiteful cousin seems determined to spoil their happiness. A Dell Yearling Classic.
Outside she could hear the “two boys,” as she still called them, and Grandpapa’s voice in animated consultation over the ways and means, she knew as well as if she were there, of spending the holidays, and it seemed as if she could never sit in the reception room another moment longer, but that she must fly out to them.
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There sat Polly on the big stone that served as a step for the back door, with her hands folded in her lap. Little Davie skipped by Joel, and ran up to her, with a flushed face.
When the friends of the Pepper family found that the author was firm in her decision to continue their history no further, they brought their appeals for the details of some of those good times that made the “little brown house” an object-lesson.
The series begins with the Peppers in their native state and develops with their rescue by a wealthy gentleman who takes an interest in the family. The story of young people's lives is not complete without many and broad glimpses of their school days. It was impossible to devote the space to this recital of the Five Little Peppers' school life, in the books that showed their growing up. The author, therefore, was obliged unwillingly to omit all the daily fun and study and growth, that she, loving them as if they were real children before her eyes, saw in progress. So she packed it all away in her mind, ready to tell to all those young people who also loved the Peppers, when they clamored for more stories about them -- just what Polly and Joel and David did in their merry school days. Ben never got as much schooling as the others, for he insisted on getting into business life as early as possible, in order the sooner to begin to pay Grandpapa King back for all his kindness. But Jasper and Percy and Van joined the Peppers at school and a right merry time they had of it! And now the time seems ripe to accede to all the insistent demands from those who love the Five Little Peppers, that this record of their school days should be given.
Margaret Sidney was the pseudonym of Harriett Mulford Stone (1844-1924). She was an American author, born in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1878, at the age of 34, she began sending short stories to Wide Awake, a children's magazine in Boston. Two of her stories, Polly Pepper's Chicken Pie and Phronsie Pepper's New Shoes, proved to be very popular with readers. The success of Harriett's short stories prompted her to write the nowfamous Five Little Peppers series. This series was first published in 1881, the year that Stone married Daniel Lothrop. Daniel had founded the D. Lothrop Company of Boston, who published Harriett's books under her pseudonym, Margaret Sidney. Harriett eventually wrote over 30 books; in addition to the Five Little Peppers series she wrote a number of books on patriotic themes, including A Little Maid of Concord Town (1898) and A Little Maid of Boston (1910).
The second book in the “Five Little Peppers” series. A combination of stories describing the Peppers adventures in the Little Brown House. Enjoyable and sweet. Watch the Pepper family as they overcome hardships and see the positive side of life and family in the midst of poverty. Illustrated
""Our Davie Pepper"" is a novel written by Margaret Sidney, originally published in 1888. It tells the story of Davie Pepper, a young boy growing up in a poor but loving family in the late 19th century. Davie is the youngest of five siblings, and he looks up to his older brothers and sisters as role models. Despite their financial struggles, the Pepper family is happy and content, and they rely on each other for support and encouragement.Throughout the book, Davie experiences a variety of challenges and adventures. He learns important life lessons about honesty, hard work, and perseverance. He also develops close relationships with his family members and other people in his community, including a kind-hearted doctor and a wealthy philanthropist who takes an interest in his well-being.As Davie grows older, he begins to realize the importance of education and the opportunities it can provide. With the help of his family and mentors, he works hard to improve his reading and writing skills and eventually earns a scholarship to attend a prestigious boarding school.""Our Davie Pepper"" is a heartwarming story of family, friendship, and the power of determination. It offers a glimpse into life in America during the late 19th century and celebrates the resilience and optimism of the human spirit.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.