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Families Genre
Books in the Families genre:
Bab: or The Triumph of Unselfishness (1892)
Bab goes for a two month’s stay with her aunt and manages to tame her selfish cousin.
Author(s):
Ismay Thorn
Illustrator(s):
L. Leslie Brooke
The Girls and I: A Veracious History (1892)
The adventures of a boy and his four sisters. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s):
L. Leslie Brooke
Marian: or The Abbey Grange (1892)
When their father dies without a will, the Somerville family is forced from their home by rascally Cousin James.
Author(s):
Annie E. Armstrong
Illustrator(s):
L. Leslie Brooke
A Ring of Rubies (1892)
The legacy of a ring of rubies alters Rosamund Linley’s fortunes. Read for free online at Project Gutenberg.
Author(s):
L. T. Meade
Illustrator(s):
L. Leslie Brooke
Mary: A Nursery Story for Very Little Children (1893)
Mary is four and cannot remember how old she was when she learned to read. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Author(s):
Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s):
L. Leslie Brooke
Penelope and the Others (1893)
The adventures of five children who live in the English countryside. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Amy Walton
Illustrator(s):
L. Leslie Brooke
The Peterkin Papers (1893)
Author(s):
Lucretia P. Hale
Illustrator(s):
Anonymous
Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia (1893)
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s):
Gordon Browne
My New Home (1894)
Author(s):
Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s):
L. Leslie Brooke
The Carved Lions (1895)
A brother and sister are unhappy at boarding school when their parents must go abroad. Read for free online at Project Gutenberg.
Author(s):
Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s):
L. Leslie Brooke
The Golden Age (1895)
Author(s):
Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator(s):
None
Sheila’s Mystery (1895)
Two sisters share a name and a mystery.
Author(s):
Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s):
L. Leslie Brooke
The Story of a Bad Boy (1895)
Author(s):
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Illustrator(s):
A. B. Frost
The Little Girl from Next Door, etc. (1896)
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
The Oriel Window: A Book for Boys and Girls (1896)
On his ninth birthday Ferdy is thrown by his new pony and injures his back. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s):
L. Leslie Brooke
The Grey Lady (1897)
Author(s):
Henry Seton Merriman
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Mansfield Park (1897)
Sir Thomas Bertram considers he is bestowing a great favor on Fanny Price when he takes her into his home, but in the end finds himself in her debt.
Author(s):
Jane Austen
Illustrator(s):
Hugh Thomson
Miss Mouse and Her Boys: A Story for Girls (1897)
An only girl of nine is introduced to five boy cousins. Read for free online at Project Gutenberg.
Author(s):
Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s):
L. Leslie Brooke
Northanger Abbey and Persuasion (1897)
Author(s):
Jane Austen
Illustrator(s):
Hugh Thomson
Persuasion (1897)
Author(s):
Jane Austen
Illustrator(s):
C. E. Brock