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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.

read online at archive.org.

Other Editions

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.

Publisher: Roberts Brothers
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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.

Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
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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.

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
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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.

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
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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.

Publisher: Roberts Brothers
+ My Books

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