Aunt Fanny’s Story-Book for Little Boys and Girls
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- First published
- 1849
- Pages
- 55Digital edition
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- 2 of 10
A little about the story
A bundle of simple, homely stories for very young children, told by Aunt Fanny in the cosy style of the 1840s. Cousins gather at Grandma's for Christmas dinner under the gaslight, a little boy is frightened of the water, and small children learn small lessons about kindness, honesty and courage.
The stories are short enough to read aloud at bedtime, and they give a vivid picture of how middle-class American children lived and played more than 170 years ago.
Things You May Not Know About Aunt Fanny's Story-Book for Little Boys and Girls
- Aunt Fanny was a pen name. It belonged to Frances Elizabeth Barrow, a popular New York writer for children.
- Published by D. Appleton & Company of New York. This edition is dated 1853; the copyright was entered in 1849.
- Meet Annie Browne. The frontispiece introduces little Annie Browne, one of the children in the stories.
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Part of Freebookia's children's classics collection, added November 2026.
