Mother Carey’s Chickens by Kate Douglas Wiggin

Online Distributed Proofreading Team MOTHER CAREY’S CHICKENS By KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN CONTENTS I. MOTHER CAREY HERSELF II. THE CHICKENS III. THE COMMON DENOMINATOR IV. THE BROKEN CIRCLE V. HOW ABOUT JULIA? VI. NANCY’S IDEA VII. “OLD BEASTS INTO NEW” VIII. THE KNIGHT OF BEULAH CASTLE IX. GILBERT’S EMBASSY X. THE CAREYS’ FLITTING XI. THE SERVICE

Marm Lisa by Kate Douglas Wiggin

This etext was produced from the 1905 Gay and Bird edition by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Marm Lisa by Kate Douglas Wiggin CHAPTER I–EDEN PLACE Eden Place was a short street running at right angles with Eden Square, a most unattractive and infertile triangle of ground in a most unattractive but respectable quarter of a

Homespun Tales by Kate Douglas Wiggin

This etext was prepared by A Elizabeth Warren MD, Sacramento, CA; aewarren2@aol.com Homespun Tales by Kate Douglas Wiggin Introduction These three stories are now brought together under one cover because they have not quite outworn their welcome; but in their first estate two of them appeared as gift-books, with decorative borders and wide margins, a

A Village Stradivarius by Kate Douglas Wiggin

This etext was produced from the 1904 Gay and Bird edition by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk A Village Stradivarius by Kate Douglas Wiggin CHAPTER I “Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book. Down with your doleful problems, And court the sunny brook. The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The

A Summer in a Canyon: A California Story by Kate Douglas Wiggin

This etext was produced from the 1914 Gay and Hancock, Ltd. edition by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk A SUMMER IN A CANYON: A CALIFORNIA STORY by Kate Douglas Wiggin SCENE: A Camping Ground in the Canyon Las Flores. PEOPLE IN THE TENTS. DR. PAUL WINSHIP Mine Host MRS. TRUTH WINSHIP The Guardian Angel DICKY WINSHIP