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American Genre
Books in the American genre:
The Children's Funny Book (1879)
A collection of verse, nonsense and cautionary. Read online at Baldwin Library.
Author(s):
Palmer Cox
Kirk Munroe
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Cox
Et al
Christmas Snowflakes (1879)
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Cox
How the Froggies Go to Sleep (1879)
A collection of sixteen short stories and poems - better than average for its era. Read online at Baldwin Library.
Author(s):
Palmer Cox
Kirk Munroe
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Cox
Louisa Parsons Stone Hopkins
A Holiday Greeting (1880)
A collection of stories and poems. Read online at Baldwin Library.
Author(s):
Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Cox
The Peterkin Papers (1880)
Author(s):
Lucretia P. Hale
Illustrator(s):
Anonymous
The Floating Prince and Other Fairy Tales (1881)
Ten American fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Frank R. Stockton
Illustrator(s):
E. B. Bensell
Yankee Doodle: An Old Friend in a New Dress (1881)
An illustrated version of the Revolutionary War song. Read for free online at the Library of Congress.
Author(s):
Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s):
Howard Pyle
Life on the Mississippi (1883)
Author(s):
Mark Twain
Illustrator(s):
John Harley
Et al
Davy and the Goblin or What Followed Reading “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (1885)
A goblin takes Davy on a believing voyage. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Charles E. Carryl
Illustrator(s):
E. B. Bensell
Dream Land (1886)
Author(s):
Palmer Cox
Various
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Cox
Various
The Last of the Peterkins with Others of Their Kin (1886)
In these further adventures of a muddleheaded family, the Lady from Philadelphia again comes to their aid.
Author(s):
Lucretia P. Hale
Illustrator(s):
Anonymous
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886)
Author(s):
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Illustrator(s):
Reginald Bathurst Birch
Pepper & Salt. or Seasoning for Young Folk (1886)
A collection of original tales, quite in the old style. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s):
Howard Pyle
The Queen of the Pirate Isle (1886)
Tells of the piratical adventures of four children in a California mining camp. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Bret Harte
Illustrator(s):
Kate Greenaway
What Katy Did Next (1886)
Author(s):
Susan Coolidge
Illustrator(s):
Jessie McDermot
The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales (1887)
Nine new American fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Frank R. Stockton
Illustrator(s):
None
Clover (1888)
Katy is married and her sister Clover succeeds to her place. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Susan Coolidge
Illustrator(s):
Jessie McDermot
The Wonder Clock (1888)
A collection of original tales, embellished with poems. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Howard Pyle
Katharine Pyle
Illustrator(s):
Howard Pyle
A Boy’s Town (1890)
Author(s):
William Dean Howells
Illustrator(s):
Henry François Farny