"A characteristically bright tale of a New England life full of sentiment and humor."—Outlook, N. Y.
"The cheeriest of the stories by this gifted author."—Philadelphia Telegraph.
"Mrs. Wiggin has never penned a more truthful or delightful idyl of New England life."—Boston Herald.
"A delightful mingling of humor and sentiment and pathos."—N. Y. Herald.
"A story that compels laughter as well as tears and makes us think better of the workaday world in which we live."—Budget and Beacon.
With border designs and full-page illustrations in color, $1.50.
"Rebecca creeps right into one's affections and stays there." Philadelphia Item.
"A character that is irresistible in her quaint, humorous originality." Cleveland Leader.
"Rebecca is as refreshing as a draught of spring water." Los Angeles Times.
"Rebecca has come to stay with one for all time, and delight one perpetually, like Marjorie Fleming." Literary World, Boston.
With decorative cover
12mo, $1.25
"There is no sweeter story published than The Birds' Christmas Carol, a story which for grace and delicacy, for pathos and humor, is equal to anything ever written for children or, for that matter, for older readers." Boston Advertiser.
Illustrated. Fifty cents.
"A charming story, full of pathos and humor, and impressing healthful lessons of faith and charity. It is admirably told, the character drawing is true to life, and whoever opens the attractive little volume will not be likely to put it down until read through." Christian Intelligencer, New York.
Illustrated. Sixty cents.
"Mrs. Wiggin knows how to touch the hearts of older persons as well as the hearts of youth. In this story she takes a little boy who assumes the duty of protecting a little girl. They run away from the place where they belonged, and little Timothy goes in search of a home for his tiny friend." Boston Herald.
Illustrated by Oliver Herford. $1.50.
Unillustrated, $1.00.
"Mrs. Wiggin has never written anything more delightful than these narratives. The experiences of her heroines are sufficiently normal not to seem unnatural, yet novel enough to be thoroughly individual. Their acquaintances and their friends, their adventures and their loves, their emotions and their conversations are portrayed with keen insight into human nature, and with genuine sympathy, timely humor, and unfailing charm of expression.... We commend the volumes most heartily as illustrating a certain kind of the best American humor in its finest form. Its irresistibleness is due largely to its background of fact, sense, and seriousness as well as to its dainty delicacy of expression." The Congregationalist, Boston.
Holiday Edition. With illustrations by Charles E. Brock. 3 volumes, each, 12mo, $2.00
Transcriber's Note
Inconsistent punctuation has been retained as-is within the text. The words, "busy'boutnothin'," "tripanskip," "gropeanwag," and "Elderess," have been left as-is. Illustrations were interleaved between pages in the original text. In this version, they have been moved close to the relevant section of the text. Page numbers are documented in the source code.
"Of all the children of Mrs. Wiggin's brain, the most laughable and the most lovable is Rebecca." Life, N. Y.