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Girls Growing Up Genre

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Books in the Girls Growing Up genre:

The Governess or, Little Female Academy (1749)

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This was the first novel for children, a boarding school story. This facsimile edition was published in 1968.

Author(s): Sarah Fielding
Illustrator(s): None

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Sense and Sensibility (1811)

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When Mrs. Dashwood and her three daughters find themselves in relative poverty with only the income of ten thousand pounds ($100,000 per year in current money) to live on, she determines to move to a different part of the country, near a cousin who o... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): None

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Master Humphrey’s Clock (1840)

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Master Humphrey’s Clock was begun as a weekly miscellany, but sales fell so much Dickens began the serialization of The Old Curiosity Shop in the fourth number. It was followed by Barnaby Rudge. In addition to weekly and monthly numbers, the fi... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne
George Cattermole

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The Old Curiosity Shop (1841)

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Her grandfather having gambled away all his property and suffered a debilitating stroke, Little Nell flees with him to the English heartland. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne
George Cattermole
Daniel Maclise

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The Battle of Life (1846)

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A story of love and self sacrifice set in a rural village. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle
John Leech
Daniel Maclise
Clarkson Stanfield

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Dombey and Son (1848)

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Paul Dombey’s wife dies giving birth to their son. The father values little Paul only as his heir and neglects his daughter Florence. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne

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Hard Times for These Times (1854)

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The utilitarian Mr. Gradgrind manages to destroy his children’s happiness. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): None

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1866)

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The most famous and popular fantasy novel in English. This is the first American edition, consisting of the original English printing, which the author suppressed. READ NOW.... View More

Author(s): Lewis Carroll
Illustrator(s): John Tenniel

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Wives and Daughters (1866)

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The story of Molly Gibson, her father, her stepmother and her lover. This is the first American edition printed in two columns, one volume. The cover image above is from the first English edition in two volumes. Read online at Internet Archive: Volum... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Gaskell
Illustrator(s): George du Maurier

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Wives and Daughters (1866)

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The story of Molly Gibson, her father, her stepmother and her lover. In two volumes. Read online at Internet Archive: Volume 1 and Volume 2.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Gaskell
Illustrator(s): George du Maurier

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The Princess and the Goblin (1872)

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The Princess Irene is being raised at her King Papa’s hunting lodge. When her nurse keeps her out too late one evening, they are rescued from the goblins by Curdy, a miner’s son. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): George MacDonald
Illustrator(s): Arthur Hughes

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Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There (1872)

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Alice returns to Wonderland by way of the looking glass over the mantle and meets many queer people, including the Walrus and the Carpenter. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Lewis Carroll
Illustrator(s): John Tenniel

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What Katy Did (1872)

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The story of a family growing up in nineteenth century Cleveland, based on the author’s own family. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Susan Coolidge
Illustrator(s): Addie Ledyard

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What Katy Did at School (1873)

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Katy goes East to boarding school. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Susan Coolidge
Illustrator(s): Addie Ledyard

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The Children of the Parsonage (1874)

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A rather depressing chronicle of domestic disasters and early death.

Author(s): Henry Courtney Selous
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Great Expectations (1875)

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This was the first illustrated edition of the story of Pip and his patron. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Marcus Stone

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Tell Me a Story (1875)

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This first book by Mrs. Molesworth, writing as Ennis Graham, contains six short stories. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
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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Grandmother Dear (1878)

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Three children go to stay with their grandmother in Paris. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

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

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The Tapestry Room (1879)

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Two cousins go on magical journeys by way of the Tapestry Room. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

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

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