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Evelyn Whitaker,
1857-1903, anonymous
author of:
Miss Toosey's Mission, Laddie, Letters to Our
Working Party, Tip Cat, Gay, My Honey, Zoe, Lassie, Our Little
Ann, Baby Bob, Baby John, Belle, Dear, Don, Faithful, For the Fourth Time of Asking, Lil, Pen, Pomona, Pris, Rob [Rob
& Kit in US editions], Rose and Lavender, Tom's Boy, Phoebe's Hero.
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Evelyn Whitaker, 1857-1903, a British woman author,
wrote stories largely intended for children, although widely read by adults, particularly women. Her books were
popular prizes given to school children. Tip Cat was selected as a text for German students studying English.
All the novels were issued by multiple publishers in Britain and the United States. Better editions were well illustrated.
Browse the annotated catalog of the collection
which includes binding descriptions and listings of publishers' advertisements.
EvelynWhitakerLibrary.org has digitized Letters to Our Working Party and Lassie.
Download by clicking either Digitized Titles or the title of the book on the navigation side bar.
Click Kindle Review near the bottom of the navigation bar for a users' thoughts about Amazon's Kindle.
Visit the librarian's weblog: The Life I Read
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"
There is a healthy atmosphere about all the works of this writer which is pleasant to breathe, and we are thankful."."—Athenaeum.
"The writer's style is noteworthy for its fluency and ease,
and the diction is pure English, a study in English for its conciseness, simplicity, and elegance."—Providence Journal.
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The page for each novel includes:
- a photo of the binding or frontis
- "blurbs" from the publishers' advertisements
- links to on-line versions of the text
- synopsis of the novel, with quotations
- quotations illustrating aspects of 19th century life
- selected illustrations
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The collection was developed & this website
is maintained by
K Cummings Pipes.
I strive to comply with copyright law. I believe all the quotations and illustrations on this
website are either in the public domain or comply with standards of fair use. My original materials, including
my synopses, my notes on Victorian life, and articles bearing my byline, are copyrighted (K Cummings Pipes, 2007.)
Permission is hereby granted for non-profit use which should include a citation to this website.
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