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Books in the Orphans genre:

Goody Two Shoes (1874)

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A tale of two orphans and how they eventually prospered. Read for Free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Cuckoo Clock (1877)

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An orphan girl finds a friend in the cuckoo clock who takes her on magical journeys. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Ennis Graham
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Daddy Darwin’s Dovecot: A Country Tale (1884)

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A pleasant story of a young orphan who is taken in as a servant, strives to do well through honesty and hard work, and ultimately succeeds, inheriting his master’s dovecot and doves. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Juliana Horatia Ewing
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Lob Lie-by-the-Fire (1885)

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John Broom is found under a bush as a baby and adopted by two maiden ladies. After running away to sea he at last returns home. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Juliana Horatia Ewing
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Us (1885)

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The story of two young children. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886)

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When his uncles die, Cedric becomes heir to his grandfather’s estate, and soon takes over the old gentleman’s heart as well. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Frances Hodgson Burnett
Illustrator(s): Reginald Bathurst Birch

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The Admiral’s Caravan (1892)

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A young girl named Dorothy takes a journey with three wooden statues who come alive on Christmas Eve. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Charles E. Carryl
Illustrator(s): Reginald Birch

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The Little Girl from Next Door, etc. (1896)

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Phil Raymond takes pity on the orphan girl next door and smuggles her off to the seaside in a hamper, where she makes a discovery that alters her life.

Author(s): Geraldine Mockler
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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Goody Two Shoes (1900)

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This is a later reissue edition. A tale of two orphans and how they eventually prospered. Read for Free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Dream Days (1902)

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This is the second volume of Kenneth Grahame’s reminiscences of childhood. It includes the well known story of The Reluctant Dragon. The illustrations by Maxfield Parrish were in color and so printed in the periodical printing in The Illustrate... View More

Author(s): Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator(s): Maxfield Parrish

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The Grey House on the Hill (1903)

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A young boy is falsely accused of theft and banished to the work house by an unforgiving master.

Author(s): The Hon. Mrs. Greene
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

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Freckles (1904)

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A one handed orphan takes on the job of protecting the valuable trees in the Limberlost from timber pirates.

Author(s): Gene Stratton-Porter
Illustrator(s): E. Stetson Crawford

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A Horse’s Tale (1907)

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Twain could do sentiment - and bathos - none better, as he shows here. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock

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Anne of Green Gables (1908)

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Anne, with an ‘e,’ is an orphan girl, mistakenly sent instead of a boy orphan, to Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert on Prince Edward Island. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): L. M. Montgomery
Illustrator(s): M. A. Claus
W. A. J. Claus

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Meggie: A Day-Dream (1908)

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A collection of short sentimental essays about an orphan girl and her aunt and grandmother.

Author(s): Victoria F. C. Percy
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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Anne of Avonlea (1909)

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Anne is about to start her first term teaching at the Avonlea school, although she will still continue her studies at home with Gilbert. READ NOW.... View More

Author(s): L. M. Montgomery
Illustrator(s): George Gibbs

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John of the Woods (1909)

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A young orphan escapes from the strolling tumblers who have abused him and finds refuge with a hermit in the forest. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Abbie Farwell Brown
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith

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The Peter Pan Portfolio (1912)

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This is a limited edition elephant porfolio with twelve mounted plates, which were matted in the British edition. Read for free online at the University of Florida.... View More

Author(s): None
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

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Pollyanna (1913)

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An orphan girl, Pollyanna, moves in with her strict aunt in New England. Despite a difficult start, Pollyanna's exuberance and positivity affect everyone who meets her, and she spreads joy and love wherever she goes. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Eleanor H. Porter
Illustrator(s): Stockton Mulford

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Pollyooly (1914)

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Pollyooly, the angel child with the red hair, with a three year old brother to support, takes the post of housekeeper to the Hon. John Ruffin, and is soon on the road to independence. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Edgar Jepson
Illustrator(s): Hanson Booth

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