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The Peterkin Papers
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| Author(s): | Lucretia P. Hale |
| Illustrator(s): | Anonymous |
| Publisher(s): | James R. Osgood and Co. |
| Year Published: | 1880 |
| Type: | Hardcover |
| Genre: | American Boys Growing Up Families Fiction - Short Story Girls Growing Up Humorous |
| Age Range: | Ages 7-9: Short Chapter Books |
| Pages: | 246 |
| This is an | All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB) |
| OCLC: | 3288848 |
Description
A collection of nonsense stories about the family of Peterkins who rely on the Lady from Philadelphia to extricate them from their troubles.
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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.
The Peterkin Papers (1893)
This second edition of the stories about a muddle-headed family and their friend, the lady from Philadelphia, contains an additional story: "The Peterkins at the Farm." Read online at Internet Archive.
The Peterkin Papers (1924)
A collection of nonsense stories about the family of Peterkins who rely on the Lady from Philadelphia to extricate them from their troubles.
The Complete Peterkin Papers (1960)
This compilation of the adventures of the Peterkins and the Lady from Philadelphia who solves their difficulties, includes The Peterkin Papers, The Last of the Peterkins and some hitherto uncollected stories.
Other Sequels
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.
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