  Most of the authors in the following list wrote other books of a realistic nature, in some cases greater books than the one mentioned. The book named is usually the first important one in this field by its author and has, therefore, unusual historical value. 1765. Goldsmith, Oliver, The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes. 1783-1789. Day, Thomas, The History of Sandford and Merton. 1792-1796. Aikin, Dr. John, and Barbauld, Mrs. L. E., Evenings at Home. [?]-1795. More, Hannah, The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain. 1796-1800. Edgeworth, Maria, The Parent's Assistant, or Stories for Children. 1808. Lamb, Mary and Charles, Mrs. Leicester's School. 1818. Sherwood, Mrs. M. M., The History of the Fairchild Family. 1840. Dana, Richard Henry, Two Years Before the Mast. 1841. Martineau, Harriet, The Crofton Boys. 1856. Yonge, Charlotte M., The Daisy Chain. 1857. Hughes, Thomas, Tom Brown's School Days. 1863. Whitney, Mrs. A. D. T., Faith Gartney's Girlhood. 1864. Trowbridge, J. T., Cudjo's Cave. 1865. Dodge, Mary Mapes, Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates. 1867. Kaler, James Otis, Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus. 1868. Alcott, Louisa May, Little Women. 1868. Hale, Edward Everett, The Man without a Country. 1871. Eggleston, Edward, The Hoosier Schoolmaster. 1876. Twain, Mark, Adventures of Tom Sawyer. 1878. Jackson, Helen Hunt, Nelly's Silver Mine. 1879. Ewing, Juliana Horatia, Jackanapes. 1882. Hale, Lucretia P., Peterkin Papers. 1883. Stevenson, Robert Louis, Treasure Island. 1887. Wiggin, Kate Douglas, The Birds' Christmas Carol. 1890. Jewett, Sarah Orne, Betty Leicester. 1895. Bennett, John, Master Skylark. 1897. Kipling, Rudyard, Captains Courageous. 1899. Garland, Hamlin, Boy Life on the Prairie. 1906. Stein, Evaleen, Gabriel and the Hour-Book. 1908. Montgomery, L. M., Anne of Green Gables. 1912. Masefield, John, Jim Davis. 1917. Crownfield, Gertrude, The Little Taylor of the Winding Way. 1920. Latham, Harold S., Jimmy Quigg, Office Boy. |
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