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Aunt Jane's Nieces At Work
''Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work'' is a 1909 young adult fiction, young adult novel, written by L. Frank Baum, famous as the creator of the Land of Oz. It is the fourth volume in the ten-book series ''Aunt Jane's Nieces'', which was the greatest success of Baum's literary career after the List of Oz books, Oz books themselves. Like the other books in the series, it was issued under the pen name "Edith Van Dyne," one of Baum's L. Frank Baum#pseudonyms, multiple pseudonyms. Synopsis The novel carries forward the continuing story of the three cousins Louise Merrick, Beth De Graf, and Patsy Doyle, and their circle. The title is somewhat misleading; it could more accurately have been called ''Aunt Jane's Nieces in Politics.'' (Uncle John Merrick tells his nieces that politics is "work," which yields the title.) The story begins three days after the end of the previous book, ''Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville''; the freckled and red-haired Patsy still sports a sunburn from her summer in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aunt Jane's Nieces
''Aunt Jane's Nieces'' is the title of a juvenile novel published by Reilly & Britton in 1906, and written by L. Frank Baum under the pen name " Edith Van Dyne." Since the book was the first in a series of novels designed for adolescent girls, its title was applied to the entire series of ten books, published between 1906 and 1918. Inception The book and the series were designed to appeal to the same audience as Louisa May Alcott's '' Little Women'' and ''Little Men.'' This was expressly stipulated in Baum's contract with Reilly & Britton, which stated: :Baum shall deliver to the Reilly and Britton Co. on or before March 1, 1906, the manuscript of a book for young girls on the style of the Louisa M. Alcott stories, but not so good, the authorship to be ascribed to "Ida May McFarland," or to "Ethel Lynne" or some other mythological female. Plot Jane Merrick is a wealthy, elderly, difficult invalid woman who is preparing for her approaching death. In her youth, she inherited her m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |