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EXAMPLES FROM MY MODEST COLLECTION ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY
	Links in Rebecca's Life by Pansy Softcover published by S. W. Partridge in 1880. Click here to see pictures of various hardcovers at Library Thing.

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	The Pocket Measure by Pansy Softcover published by S. W. Partridge in 1880. Download the story free at: http://www.archive.org/details/pocketmeasure00pansiala

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Mother's Boys and Girls~by Pansy

Published by D. Lothrop & Company, 1887

Illustrated paper-covered boards.
Gilt and black decorations on cloth spine with title in reverse gilt.
Copiously illustrated with lovely pen and ink drawings throughout.

No table of contents or numerals on the pages, but a rough count suggests at least 400 pages. Most stories are four to ten pages long.
Read a story from the book: "Not for Sale" by Isabella Alden.

Contains niece Grace Livingston Hill's story The Esselstynes
which “Aunty Belle” arranged as a surprise gift when Grace was ten. It became Grace's first published work.

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	THE PANSY~July 1895 Issue Edited by Isabella M. Alden “Pansy,” & G. R. Alden “The Pansy” included quite a varied selection of illustrated fiction, educational articles, devotional aids, Activities, and Christian Bulletins, contributed by various authors. Here are a few links to interior elements in the magazine: Daily Thoughts for August 1885. Isabella Alden's thoughts on a daily scripture reading. The P. S. C. E. Corner (Pansy Society Christian Endeavor I think) This includes “The Pansy Society Pledge,” as well as several other society related pledges, information, and updates. Reuben's Hindrances Frontispiece and title page for Chapter 9 of Alden story.
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THE PANSY~July 1895 Issue

Edited by Isabella M. Alden “Pansy,” & G. R. Alden

“The Pansy” included quite a varied selection of illustrated fiction, educational articles, devotional aids, Activities, and Christian Bulletins, contributed by various authors.

Here are a few links to interior elements in the magazine:

Daily Thoughts for August 1885.
Isabella Alden's thoughts on a daily scripture reading.

The P. S. C. E. Corner (Pansy Society Christian Endeavor I think)
This includes “The Pansy Society Pledge,” as well as several other
society related pledges, information, and updates.

Reuben's Hindrances
Frontispiece and title page for Chapter 9 of Alden story.

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Christie's Christmas~by Pansy
Originally published in 1884.

This is the Dust Jacket for a later printing,
I'm guessing about 1920-1930.

The flaps of the dust jacket are blank as was often the case in very early dust jackets so there is no clue to the story line there.

See the cover for this book and others of the same title at Library Thing.

The Fortunate Calamity~by Pansy
Lippincott 1927, First Edition
Dust Jacket by Artist Grace Norcross

The relatives of poor old lame Aunt Elsie didn't expect her to be anything but a rather burdensome addition to their family. Only Ray, the oldest daughter was willing to be friendly and hospitable. But Aunt Elsie quickly showed herself to be a sort of “Fairy Godmother” problem solver and a bit of a matchmaker. When the old lady decided a thing it was as good as done. So it was that, one short year after Aunt Elsie's dreaded arrival, each member of the family said to the others, “I don't know what we'd do withut Aunt Elsie.

An Interrupted Night~by Isabella Alden
Lippincott 1929, First Edition Dust Jacket

“Aunt Belle,” then 87, found herself unable to complete the preparations for this story and entrusted her niece, Grace Livingston Hill, to get it ready for publication.

The story, based on fact, tells of how a young girl comes up against one of life's most terrible experiences and with the help of her new-found friend, Mrs. Dunlap, fights her way through a maze of trickery and deceit to a fuller understanding of life—and romance in all it's beauty.